Sturgeon!

[cliffpaul2]

Have you ever seen anything this ugly?



It is a White Sturgeon from San Pablo Bay, CA (the northern part of "San Francisco Bay"). It was 79 inches and about 150 pounds. It took about 30 minutes to get it in using 80 pound spectra fishing line. Catching one of these fish in this area isn't that common, but one this size is especially rare. There is a slot limit of 46" - 72", so this one had to go back into the bay. It was a lot of fun to catch, though.