I got the opportunity to try my hand at sturgeon fishing on Saturday..and what a rush! I went with my friend Carrie and her friend Rob (who's a pro! That helps!)
Here's Carrie starting the day off with a good breakfast!
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Shortly after we dropped our lines, we got our first bite! Carrie was the first to try and wrestle it in!
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It was heavy!
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Rob gave it a try too!
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I kept busy making faces!
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My turn!
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Yes, it really was that heavy!
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Measuring the sturgeon! 5 foot 7 inches!
WOAH!
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Carrie trying to keep the tail from spanking her!
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Yep, she's squealing too!
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Much better!
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My turn! It took a little bit of convincing by Rob to stick my hand in it's mouth!
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2 thumbs up!
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Sturgeon number 2!
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This one was smaller..looks about 3 feet or so!
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It was hot! 33 C! So, how does one cool off? Hits the nearest watering hole! In our case, it was the muddy Fraser River!
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And what stayed dry with the head dip, got wet when using a bowl!
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My turn! Shorter hair and more of a chicken meant that the head dip wasn't as successful!
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Put your legs into it!
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I gave up and went straight to the bowl method!
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It was a great day! Can't wait to do it again!
4 comments:
'bout time you updated!!! lol looks like you had an eventful time!! Can't believe how big your guy's catch was!!! Crazy!! Next time invite me along so I can come and get a tan...lol cheers!
crazy huge fish! looks like a lot of work, but a lot of fun!
no 'fish stories' here.. that fish was HUGE! Looks like you are still having as much fun as ever... Keep the updates coming! *hugs*
so umm very disappointed that u never update anymore or come see me anymore...i'm missing krista time...le sigh
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