How NOT to handle a Sturgeon

[troutbug]

These pictures have been making rounds on facebook. Guess they fired back when people left hate comments on the instagram pictures lol. This is disgusting and was apparently on the fraser river

[Lund rebel]

That is terrible

That bottom picture altho hard to tell almost looks as it it was right in mission area.
The whole social media thingy might lead to some fishing closures. I have seen some epic ones on the internet.

[Adwittoutdoors]

It would be nice to hold these idiots the way they're holding these beautiful fish. some people's children !!!

[rena0040]

I still cant see the sturgeon in the first pic

[ineptflux]

Originally Posted by rena0040

I still cant see the sturgeon in the first pic

[CanadianBadass]

Trust me when I say this, I have seen much worse, I actually started a wall of shame, lol *FACEPALM*

[Scott h]

I've seen the same thing with halibut many times. They put the upper size limit on as people would not voluntarily release the breeding females. Now with the upper limits in effect, obviously over sized females are still played until they are just about done in and then roughly boated for the bragging pictures. They are tough fish but every animal has a limit and I'd bet quite a few end up dieing. I'd say that it's just the guys that don't know better but you see many pics from questionable guiding outfits.

[the local angler]

x2 where's the sturgeon in the first pic?

[chriscosta]

At least if his boat sinks they shouldnt have a problem

[CanadianBadass]

plus, look at all the blood in the first pic, just brutal !

[Lund rebel]

Originally Posted by CanadianBadass

plus, look at all the blood in the first pic, just brutal !

I might have still been asleep but I recall that is how you were handling that one Saturday. lol

See if you use my strategy and don't catch any you don't have to worry about handling them correctly

[OspakP]

Cameras kill more fish than people realize

[RavYak]

Originally Posted by OspakP

Cameras kill more fish than people realize

Camera's don't kill fish... People kill fish...

[Speckle55]

agree ... Like..

David

Originally Posted by RavYak

Camera's don't kill fish... People kill fish...

[pickrel pat]

Originally Posted by OspakP

Cameras kill more fish than people realize

And it's guns that kill people......

[Brandonkop]

Originally Posted by RavYak

Camera's don't kill fish... People kill fish...

Agree with the RavYak.

Poor Sturgeon in Pic one... Looks like it was a bloody battle in the boat. Blood on his feet, legs, shorts , arm, chest, all over fish. Poor fish must have been a little anemic after the event. Wonder what the survival on a fish like that would be. I guess they should have rules about not removing the fish from the water, might help.

I'm moving to the lower Mainland, can't wait to tangle with some monster sturgeon when I'm in the neighborhood. Maybe I'll become a sturgeon hunter too . I'll try to keep the instagram pics clean.

[Lund rebel]

Originally Posted by Brandonkop

Agree with the RavYak.

Poor Sturgeon in Pic one... Looks like it was a bloody battle in the boat. Blood on his feet, legs, shorts , arm, chest, all over fish. Poor fish must have been a little anemic after the event. Wonder what the survival on a fish like that would be. I guess they should have rules about not removing the fish from the water, might help.
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When we went anything over say 4 feet no exceptions didn't leave the water at all if you wanted a pic you got in or released at the side of the boat. The guide had told us that was the rules and I was more then happy to oblige.

[CanadianBadass]

Originally Posted by Lund rebel

I might have still been asleep but I recall that is how you were handling that one Saturday. lol

See if you use my strategy and don't catch any you don't have to worry about handling them correctly

lmao... funny !

[diamonddave]

Originally Posted by OspakP

Cameras kill more fish than people realize

Then they must kill all the bears in the pictures to, and the elk and the deer...... People who don't have their priorities straight kill more fish than people realize.