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I'm gonna be (Shortnose Sturgeon fishing) - MuskieBait - 11-04-2015 01:10 AM When I'm dreaming Well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna dream of life list trophy fish like you When I planning Yeah I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who plans the route for you When exploring Well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who fish new place with you When I tripping Well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who drives all day with you But I would drive five hundred miles And I would drive five hundred more Just to be the man who drive a thousand miles To come knock at your door When I kayak Yes I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the friend who kayaks hard with you It's gonna be wet Yes I know it's gonna be We're gonna be soaked head to toe through and through But if I get cold I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the wife who tough it out with you As we're waiting It is so hard to contain I'm gonna be excited just as much as you But I would drive five hundred miles And I would drive five hundred more Just to be the man who drive a thousand miles To come knock at your door Tadalada Tadalada Taladaladalada Taladalala Tadalada Tadalada Taladaladalada Taladalala I have found fish Well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the guide who share the fun with you When you're hooked up Well I know that I'm ready To capture every fighting moment for you If you triumph I'll let them know and they will hear I'm gonna yell "congrats", "hell yeah" and "woohoo" When we look back I am certain that we will see We'll see this crazy group who loves to fish with you But I would fish five hundred miles And I would fish five hundred more Just to be the man who fish the world Who may just come back for more Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) - Species #476 Eli, Ken, Michael and George would like to thank Joe Tilley for his great hospitality and a fantastic time, and Alisha (Eli's wife) for being our professional photographer. Day 1: Eli: 4 Shortnose Ken: 4 Shortnose Michael: 4 Shortnose George: 3 Shortnose Joe: 2 Shortnose Day 2: Eli: 1 Shortnose lost Ken: 0 Shortnose (only fished half day) Michael: 4 Shortnose George: 1 Shortnose lost (only fished half day) Joe: 4 Shortnose *** Additional bonus new lifer: Saithe (Pollachius virens) aka Pollock - Species #475 Additional tasty morsel (but very annoying anti-sturgeon bait thieves): Atlantic Tomcod (Microgadus tomcod) RE: I'm gonna be (Shortnose Sturgeon fishing) - zippyFX - 11-04-2015 01:56 AM Oh so awesome! Looks like you guys had a great marathon trip. I am so glad it worked out after all the effort you guys made to get out there. Now that is an expedition. RE: I'm gonna be (Shortnose Sturgeon fishing) - Eli - 11-04-2015 01:46 PM That shit is epic. I'm heading back in a year for some more. I can easily see this becoming an annual trip for me as I don't mind the drive at all. BTW, I had four fair sturgeon on day 1, one fouled, and one lost. RE: I'm gonna be (Shortnose Sturgeon fishing) - MuskieBait - 11-04-2015 01:52 PM Thanks for the correction. I thought you had 3 fair plus 2 fouled. I didn't count the fouls in the report. After experiencing it, I think the fouls happened when the sturgeon are trying to find the baited hook, and accidentally gets fouled. My two fouls felt like the typical slow pull bite I felt from the other legit Shortnose bite that I had. I couldn't tell apart from a bite vs. a foul. I certainly wasn't lifting the rod to check for a bite or using any jigging motion when the fouls came about. It was, as Joe said, about 30% foul hooked rate for me. In any case, I don't count those fish...but more of a curiosity why they get foul hooked. I thought the 3 hooks rig was the issue...but seeing that you fouled hooked one as well, I don't think it really was the case. The double hook though...I cut that off after the first fish. It was just trouble waiting to happen. I still foul hooked them without any double hook on the line. If I'm available next fall, I'd like to go back as well. I'll fish there until an Atlantic Sturgeon is caught!!! Glad to have been part of this epic shit show Until next time RE: I'm gonna be (Shortnose Sturgeon fishing) - OldTimer - 11-04-2015 02:56 PM Definitely a great adventure. Good show! Do the short nose put up a worthy fight? RE: I'm gonna be (Shortnose Sturgeon fishing) - MuskieBait - 11-04-2015 03:38 PM 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. RE: I'm gonna be (Shortnose Sturgeon fishing) - Eli - 11-04-2015 11:22 PM BTW, Ken, that third landscape shot is beautiful! It looks like a Tom Thompson painting. You gotta send me a full size image of that. RE: I'm gonna be (Shortnose Sturgeon fishing) - MuskieBait - 11-05-2015 03:01 PM If I'm eating Oh I know it's gotta be It's gotta be some Tomcod oh so good This is the face of "yumminess" Hope you are licking the screen