Has anyone fished there for sturgeon? Just thinking. Ron
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yup there in there. ive fished it twice did ok but i prefer auger because i have no boat
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Any size to them? Ron
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3 to 6ftish not huge but a good fight
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Fished it a few times also always from the north side and did fairly well like bug said there smaller but fun to catch try some smaller hooks like a 4/0 and thread some worms on.
Bug sent you a pm
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I am interested in fighting one in a pontoon. Ron
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Ha ha I was afraid of that. ya know when i first started fishing for them there was a guy in a float tube below lower salmon dam that did just that. he would go out and wait to hook one then let it pull him around then work his way to shore and land it. yes he was giggling like a school girl and i would have never be leaved it if i hadn't seen it. Just rember use a short rod as two long of one and the fish will have lot of leverage you two will be staring eye to eye. I have a 6 foot boat rod your welcome to use Ron, I just don't have a extra reel. Oh and you might want to look into circle hooks as i dont think you will have enough strength or momentum being in a float tube to set the hook
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Sounds fun!
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You better bring someone to video. Even if the fish won it would be entertaining.[
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The video would start "yall aint gonna believe this"
No really I do want to give this a shot. I will need a video crew, but one thing about Pillar is a lot of downstream slack water to get up on the ski's!
Ron
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Ron, I would be more than happy to follow you around and video the event, providing I can keep from dropping my camcorder when I start laughing. We may win americas funniest videos with it, providing you dont drown and the cops take the video for evidence
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We might just have to do that. I am tied up with getting ready for a Antelope hunt so I will let you know if I can get something planned. Ron
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I think Babe Winkleman did the same thing on the snake in Hells Caynon and almost died. You might check You Tube.
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That is a cool video. I will be using a pontoon boat. Ron
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i have caught them on a 9ft bucks bag pontoon boat near hagerman caught one about 5 ft it was a kick in the pants and it was an 11 ft rod not something i would wanna do with a fish like the one i caught last night (91 incher pictures to come later) but very doable and below pillar you should be safe from getting swept into anything crazy that may kill you.
When you decide when you're going to try this feat i would like to be there because well i just love to fish and it should be fun to watch
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