08-21-2010, 10:26 PM
Took the canoe down to Bruneau Dunes State Park for some largemouth. I've gone there since I was a teenager in a canoe and know of lots of good spots, but this was the first time ever I've been skunked there. Spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, jigs, grubs, plastic worms (rigged texas, carolina, wacky)... nothing. Not a darn thing.
Before we left for CJ, stopped by the first pond and put a #12 hook w/ a crappie nibble on and scooped up about 10 bluegill in 5 minutes for sturgeon bait.
We hooked 1 sturgeon below the dam, and it was a monster. I'm a fairly big fella, and my arms are tight and I tweaked my back. I was using my buddy's 12' Ugly Stick, we put the butt of the rod by his nose, straightened him out and the tip of the tail was halfway between the 2nd and 3rd eyelet, apporx 7ft. Took me and my friend about 45 minutes to bring him in.
In the morning, stopped by the docks by the air force ramp, dropped a crappie jig and pulled about 12 crappie of no decent size out (great bait size) in 15 minutes. Dropped back down to the hole for about 3 hours and only had a bite before we called it.
First year looking for sturgeon and my tally's up to 3 this year in 3 trips. I'm officially buying a sturgeon setup... as soon as my back heals [:p]
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Before we left for CJ, stopped by the first pond and put a #12 hook w/ a crappie nibble on and scooped up about 10 bluegill in 5 minutes for sturgeon bait.
We hooked 1 sturgeon below the dam, and it was a monster. I'm a fairly big fella, and my arms are tight and I tweaked my back. I was using my buddy's 12' Ugly Stick, we put the butt of the rod by his nose, straightened him out and the tip of the tail was halfway between the 2nd and 3rd eyelet, apporx 7ft. Took me and my friend about 45 minutes to bring him in.
In the morning, stopped by the docks by the air force ramp, dropped a crappie jig and pulled about 12 crappie of no decent size out (great bait size) in 15 minutes. Dropped back down to the hole for about 3 hours and only had a bite before we called it.
First year looking for sturgeon and my tally's up to 3 this year in 3 trips. I'm officially buying a sturgeon setup... as soon as my back heals [:p]
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