saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Hey guys. Ben and I went out on the Napa today and had a fair day. We caught 9 fish 5 were keepers but we only kept 1. A 23 incher at 4 pounds. The other 4 were just barely legal at 18+.
Got to this one place and I put on a bucktail jig on my small rod. A 6 1/2 foot medium heavy bass rod with 25 pound braid.
On bout my 3 cast with it I hooked a HUGE sturgeon.
The 50 inch 60 pound sturgeon I caught last Sept only took me 15 min to land and I could feel his weight when I was pullin him to the surface.
This one we never saw. I fought it for 20 min and we were in 20+ feet of swift water. This fish would take drag anytime it wanted. 3 or 4 different times I got it within 10 feet of the surface and then it decided it didn't like that and down it would go and up current.
FINALLY, after bout 20 min it was on a STRONG run upcurrent and DEEP and we were chasin it again and it was just startin to come up with all the pressure I was putting on it and my line broke near the knot.
I'm not sure if it broke at the snap or if the line finally rubbed into near the hook where it was rubbin on the fish.
Lost my jig , but better than the Spro that I took off that rod and put the bucktail on. I was plum wore out.
Just the 1 pic of the 23 inch Striper.

Oh yeah, we saw a pair of river otters too.
They were really pretty big and really neat to see.🤠👍

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Nice Bass and great story Steve. It sounds like an exciting day. Thanks for sharing.

K Krew Loc: Woodland, Ca

Sounds like a good fight on the Sturgeon

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

What a story Saw.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

LOL ! I got tired all over again tellin it.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Well I didn't get tired reading it.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Thanks Gordon. I'm glad you liked it.🤠👍

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Nice 👍

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

Nice catch Steve, and I'm with Gordon great story only wish he and I were there😂🎣🙏

Graywulff Loc: Cortez,Co.

What a grand workout. Great story Steve thanks so much for brightening my day with it.

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

Sounds like you boys had a fine time Steve, ah, the one that got away!

ranger632 Loc: Near Yosemite Park Ca.

Nice

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

Great story Steve! If that were me, I would have handed it off to Ben.....he's the youngin!!

Randyhartford Loc: Lawrence, Kansas

At least you got to enjoy the fight with the sturgeon. A lot more fun than a workout at the gym! 🤣. I loved the story, Steve.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Seriously, if It would have lasted another 5 min or so I was goin to. My right arm was about ready to give out.
As it turned out, I'm glad I didn't. Can you imagine how you would feel after your partner fights a fish like that for nearly 30 min and then hands you the pole to help out and then right after that the fish breaks off.
Would kinda make you feel like you did something wrong because your partner fights it for 30 min and as soon as you took the pole you break it off.
I realize that it would have broken off no matter WHO was holdin the rod, but never the less, it would make you feel bad. Just Sayin.