I'm gonna be (Shortnose Sturgeon fishing)

[MuskieBait]

Pretty much like any other sturgeon. I was using a MH Shimano Clarus rod, an Okuma Komodo 364 baitcaster with 40lb braid, and the leader was 30lb mono. It was geared up just in case bigger sturgeon was on the line. The small ones came in fairly easily within 2 minutes. The 40"+ fish took between 3-5 minutes. But to be honest, if we were in boats and we had a net, even those could be brought up to the surface and into the boat in less than 2 minutes. Since we were in the kayak, we want to make sure the sturgeon are adequately tired (but not over exhausted) to make sure we can tail them and they don't kick us into the water when we pull them up onto the kayak.

My last fish, also my biggest of the day estimated around 45", actually came to the surface too quickly...and it spun and twisted so much that it was eventually tail wrapped. That was a challenge trying to get that fish into the kayak.