Sturgeon fishing tips continued (Page 3): Its known as a sturgeon rod, you can find pros on you tube using this rod and ive seen the pro guides using them. The uglystick is as limber...

Baddonut Loc: Pittsburg CA

Kerry Hansen wrote:

BADD br br Not sure how limber those rods are, bu... (show quote)

Its known as a sturgeon rod, you can find pros on you tube using this rod and ive seen the pro guides using them. The uglystick is as limber as a stick tbh but cant afford another pheonix until I hook a keeper to persuade the wife its worthy!

Baddonut Loc: Pittsburg CA

captjim wrote:

One thing I forgot to mention. This is important w... (show quote)

Again experience is crucial and your info is gold. I talked with a pro guide boat yesterday but they were not revealing much....saw they were using roe and same rod as me. So just gotta find the fish and get em to bite the bait and me to notice it to hit it...

Baddonut Loc: Pittsburg CA

Atonynichols wrote:

welcome to sturgeon fishing. I hooked up one of of Martinez second one in 30 years. it was over length had to leave it in the water the line finally gave out . all the techniques in the world I was rigged for stripper no wire leader 50 lbs test mono. with a tail section of A sardine. no balance board or teetertotter. its 20 ft there. its not a craps table no beginners luck. just keep trying best time seems to be after a rain

Yep dont lack the will power just the skills...and the concentration maybe. Others mentioned the rain. Will keep the forum updated! I hope for progress this weekend!

captjim Loc: Antioch Ca

Mauwehu wrote:

Just read about Atlantic sturgeon which should be in my area but are considered rare and endangered

Sturgeon are one of the oldest specie of fish. Some people call them a dinosaur which is actually correct. There have been fossils of sturgeon found with dinosaurs and they look pretty much like they do today. They found their spot in the eco-system and never had to evolve. They live along time, some can be 100 years plus. But they reproduce slowly and their growth rate is slow.

captjim Loc: Antioch Ca

Baddonut wrote:

Yep dont lack the will power just the skills...and the concentration maybe. Others mentioned the rain. Will keep the forum updated! I hope for progress this weekend!

A good book on sturgeon fishing is "San Francisco Bay Sturgeon" by Abe Cuanang. It shows techniques and locations. I know Abe and Angelo Cuanang and this book is a must for any sturgeon fisherman in S.F. bay.

Baddonut Loc: Pittsburg CA

captjim wrote:

A good book on sturgeon fishing is "San Francisco Bay Sturgeon" by Abe Cuanang. It shows techniques and locations. I know Abe and Angelo Cuanang and this book is a must for any sturgeon fisherman in S.F. bay.

I will read this book thanks, I’ve seen quite a number of keepers coming ashore on the ramp today, I couldn’t go out today but tomorrow will try again this time as you suggest with regard to tides!

Fresh water pirate Loc: West Sacramento calif

Baddonut wrote:

Thanks great info I fish deep coz that’s what folks around are doing but your info is crystal clear and I’ll give it a go! Updated my rod holders and no can see the tips together to see if I can hit the bite! Cheers Jim much appreciated!

Sturgeon bites are sometimes very hard to determine..the use of a pole balancer will greatly help

Dandad Loc: Elk Grove, Ca

Fresh water pirate wrote:

Sturgeon bites are sometimes very hard to determine..the use of a pole balancer will greatly help

You are correct. Sturgeon bites can be very very subtle. When I decided to get really serious about catching Sturgeon I gave up drinking beer and BS'ing. My hook-up and success rate went up exponentially. you really do have to focus on your rod tip 100% of the time. The only slight little bite you get in a whole days fishing might come when your distracted.

Fresh water pirate Loc: West Sacramento calif

Dandad wrote:

You are correct. Sturgeon bites can be very very subtle. When I decided to get really serious about catching Sturgeon I gave up drinking beer and BS'ing. My hook-up and success rate went up exponentially. you really do have to focus on your rod tip 100% of the time. The only slight little bite you get in a whole days fishing might come when your distracted.

Hey dd...last good sturgeon day I had eight in the boat.i was right next to my mentor bout ten ft apart . He got skunked we had eight.i had picked up bait for us both that day. He asked if I pissed on his shrimp I said no but I did pull out all the live ones so he wouldn't get pinched lol

Baddonut Loc: Pittsburg CA

Well still skunked on the mighty monster....plenty stripers but no sturgeon....ghost shrimp, wd40 anise, salmon roe.... tbf only been out about 4 times now and always in deep water. Will try San Pablo bay next big tide! Send me the fish magic gents!

Fresh water pirate Loc: West Sacramento calif

Baddonut wrote:

Well still skunked on the mighty monster....plenty stripers but no sturgeon....ghost shrimp, wd40 anise, salmon roe.... tbf only been out about 4 times now and always in deep water. Will try San Pablo bay next big tide! Send me the fish magic gents!

Baddonut. I have been fishing in 25 ft of water.my spot is kinda like a mountain with the top cut off.deeper all around..what you want to look for is a nice flat bottom.sturgeon don't chase bait around...they get over it and use a vacumn tube to pick it up.they generally follow tide direction so once ya see em on yer graph go past that spot little ways and set anchor.cant stress how much using a pole balancer helps see the bite.wait till the rod and line are almost straight before setting hook.i use nothing but ghost shrimp at my location.hope this helps you out.if it does tell em "the pirate taught me" lol good luck

Baddonut Loc: Pittsburg CA

Fresh water pirate wrote:

Baddonut. I have been fishing in 25 ft of water.my... (show quote)

Ill give it a go when I come back, off to work again offshore so will be out for a good few weeks! Cheers for the top tips will let you know how I do. CaptJim gave alot of good advice too!!

Baddonut Loc: Pittsburg CA

Fresh water pirate wrote:

Baddonut. I have been fishing in 25 ft of water.my... (show quote)

Sorry Pirate how you rigging the ghosts?

Fresh water pirate Loc: West Sacramento calif

Baddonut wrote:

Sorry Pirate how you rigging the ghosts?

Four ounce weight on slider with a little pro cure sturgeon sauce insert hook point tail end first..through the bodies...all the way out the mouth.out here it's barbless...so some people use stretchy thread shortest legal leader is eighteen inches in california I believe

Baddonut Loc: Pittsburg CA

Fresh water pirate wrote:

Four ounce weight on slider with a little pro cure sturgeon sauce insert hook point tail end first..through the bodies...all the way out the mouth.out here it's barbless...so some people use stretchy thread shortest legal leader is eighteen inches in california I believe

cheers sure is correct on rules barbless and not seen any rules on leaders length! Not tried the sturgeon sauce! So you kill the shrimp with the hook set? Ive been trying to keep them wriggling going through the tail then stretchy thread.