Five Men Snare 700-Pound Sturgeon
by Staff


It took five Canadian men working in rotation nearly three hours to land a mammoth 700-pound sturgeon from British Columbia's Fraser River.

The Province newspaper in Vancouver reported Tuesday how fishing guide Rod Toth and four unidentified clients were fatigued and astounded last week by the catch in Chilliwack, some 60 miles inland from Vancouver.

The men wrestled the fish to shore, measured it and posed for pictures before tagging it and releasing it, Toth said.

The fish was 10 feet, 6 inches long and 4 feet, 7 inches in girth and was likely between 70 and 80 years old, Toth said.

Mary Sue Atkinson of the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society said sturgeon are the largest freshwater fish in the world.

They're living dinosaurs from the Jurassic age, she told the newspaper, adding sturgeon can live as long as150 years, grow to 40 feet in length and weigh more than 1,200 pounds. (c) UPI

 

Holy crap, i was happy as hell when i caught a 18" catfish, i can't imagine what they were feeling.

 

pictures?

 

There weren't any with the story or I would have posted one.

 

why did it take so long? :canada:

 

Small fish.......

 

big fucking eyes.....

 

found a pic:

 

Need better pic.

 

Imagine if you were noodling and that thing bit you :noes: