Briank
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Dr Hook with his first LOTWs/Rainy River sturgeon!
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Briank's Trophy Catfishing and Sturgeon Adventures
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Briank
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Kooty's release photo. 
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Wear it...Live with it!
Briank's Trophy Catfishing and Sturgeon Adventures
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Greg Vandemark
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Thanks for the post BK.
You guys looked like you were having a great time.
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Greg Vandemark
Vandy's Guide Service
vandy@wabasha.net
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audemp
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What an awesome time! It was THE best fishing I have ever had. We caught roughly more than 500 lbs of fish in a 3 day period.
Our team (Aquajoe and Ralph Wiggums and myself) will be posting a bunch of pics as soon as we can. Met a bunch of great guys and the staff at Wigwam were great!
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Marc
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Outdoors4Life
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Mark you guys nailed them Saturday
It was fun seeing you guys hook into so many 50+ inchers in such a short time!
Same with me I'll be posting more in the next few days.
Back to work an reality 
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“Knowing is not enough. We must apply,” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Marty28
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I would have to say I had an outstanding weekend. I brought up two anchors and came home with two anchors. Our group had 4 first time sturgeon fishermen and they can't wait until next year  . Our groups biggest fish was 60.5 inches. The best fish story of the weekend was one of the guys hooked into a nice 59 incher. As it was coming to the boat, it was starting to unwind itself from the line. They finally got the fish in the boat and noticed that the hook had busted! Good thing it wrapped itself up!
The attached picture is of some man-made structure we thought about fishing next to. Figured it would be good cover that would hold some sturgeon.
Will try to post more picts, this is my first try at this so I'm going to see if this pict. turns out.
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Remember: "It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission"
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Briank
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I hear it's been there for almost for weeks....@ $255.00 per day... 
Anytime a person comes home with the same amount of anchors they left with...well that's a good trip!
Who got the 60.5...and are they sore?
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ducksmuggler
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It was a very fun time, both fishing and after. My boat boated 37 sturgeon this weeked. Now the after fishing part  was very fun, I don't think my feet could take any more dancing
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Marty28
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Hey ,speaking of dancing...anyone catch Kooty's impersonation of Coyote Ugly last night ON the bar?  How you feeling today Kooty?
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Remember: "It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission"
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Bob Carlson
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Hey ,speaking of dancing...anyone catch Kooty's impersonation of Coyote Ugly last night ON the bar? How you feeling today Kooty?
man I am sorry I missed that!!!!!!
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Bob "Bobber" Carlson
You can tell how big a person is, by what it takes to discourage them!
"Hooks"
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ducksmuggler
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Hey ,speaking of dancing...anyone catch Kooty's impersonation of Coyote Ugly last night ON the bar? How you feeling today Kooty?
Ya and it was scary
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audemp
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Yeah Aaron it was a dream trip!! We caught 5 sat that were over 50 inches. I caught 3 of them.  One of them the 53.5 went 49 lbs. Needless to say Im sore as are the rest of the boys!  We had the drill down after learning our leason with keeping anchors down with any fish over 40 inches  Once Aqua joe had a bite and when he set the hook it was like he set it into a car going about 50 MPH in the other direction. Instantly Raplh Wiggums (Ryan) and I jumped up and pulled anchors so fast that we were set in about 30 seconds. Farmboy (Brent) and his crew were laughing about that for a while. 
That fish went mid 40's and Joe got the record for the fastest sturgeon landed. He did it in about 1 and a half minutes. He had a good technique of hog tying those brutes up. He did that a few times on some real nice fish!
Aaron Im sure you and your Dad had a great time. We saw your boat going in circles a few time out there! Your Dad looked like he was a kid in a candy store!
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Marc
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Marty28
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Here's some picts of our group and a couple of fish.
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Marty28
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another fish
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Edited by Marty28 (04/23/07 05:49 AM)
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BUSCHMAN
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Thanks a ton for getting everything together again this year guys!!! I have a couple buddys up that have never fished sturgeon much and everybody have a blast... It was great company all around as always
I have a few pictures but will have more from the other guys cameras as well but here are a few!
This one was pretty funny. This was daves 60" and I just finished taping the fish and was going to hand it over to Dave but the fish about took me down and Monica just caught me in time
I know Dave has a few more pics of some other fish and I will post them tomorrow more that likely!!. There is a good one on there of his 60 that won the silver medalian. Thanks again and it good to see and talk with all you guys again!!! I didnt wright all the lenghts down but believe we had 5 over 50 and the one 60" with quite a few in the mid fourtys. Just couldnt have asked for better fishing and weather 
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Quote:
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Hey ,speaking of dancing...anyone catch Kooty's impersonation of Coyote Ugly last night ON the bar? How you feeling today Kooty?
man I am sorry I missed that!!!!!!
Me too, anyone get the video 
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Beno
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Looks like a great time. I need to get in on that next year. Not the Kooty dancing part, just the fishing.
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Chris Tuckner
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God! I wish I could have been there! 
Looks like you guys haf a ball again! 
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Chris Tuckner
www.idaguides.com
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Outdoors4Life
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My Dad's 52 incher with an 18.5 inch girth!
This was his 3rd sturgeon. He is hooked!!! He and I are both sore, unlike Mark we only had us two in the boat so I got my pulling those anchors. I quit counting after pulling each 20 times! At 30 pounds each that is more workout than pulling in those fish sometimes. Great time up there a little disapointed that I only got 29 hours on the water Maybee next year I can get 40.....a full weeks work 
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Outdoors4Life
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My best....so far 
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God! I wish I could have been there!
Looks like you guys haf a ball again!
Same here, I didn't even get a chance to get out any this weekend. 
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Outdoors4Life
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On Saturday on our way in I saw these pelicans and was lucky enough to get this shot. My favorite of the birds.
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David Scott
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Nice fish everyone! I am glad the weater turned ou well, and the trip was a great success!
Maybe next year... but the St Croix this fall will have to come 1st!
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blacksportsman
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Welcome back, everybody 
Looks like you all had a great time. Once again, I'm sorry I missed out. Thanks for sharing the pics and stories
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Manny White
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fearnofish82
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Heres a few pics, Sturgeon virgins no more!
Big Sleepy with our biggest, a 51.5 incher
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"Put me on a mountain, way back, in the back woods. Put me on a lake, with a biggin on the line. Put me 'round a campfire, cookin' something, i just cleaned. You do your thing, I'll do mine"
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I have got to plan on maken it next year. Things have just not worked out for me but I would love to be part of this great trip. Thanks for the pic's and I'm glad you had great weather.
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IDA Field Staff
www.trophycatadventures.com
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fearnofish82
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me with my biggest, a 49
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"Put me on a mountain, way back, in the back woods. Put me on a lake, with a biggin on the line. Put me 'round a campfire, cookin' something, i just cleaned. You do your thing, I'll do mine"
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And last a 45
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"Put me on a mountain, way back, in the back woods. Put me on a lake, with a biggin on the line. Put me 'round a campfire, cookin' something, i just cleaned. You do your thing, I'll do mine"
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Dan Larson
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Here you go Brian, Bobby's 61. For the record, my head hurts.
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"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold."
Hunter S. Thompson
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fearnofish82
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Had a great time staying with TBO/MN and Rootski, thanks alot for all the help!
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"Put me on a mountain, way back, in the back woods. Put me on a lake, with a biggin on the line. Put me 'round a campfire, cookin' something, i just cleaned. You do your thing, I'll do mine"
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Dan Larson
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Brothers??
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Dan Larson
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Fish
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"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold."
Hunter S. Thompson
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Dan Larson
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Another
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"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold."
Hunter S. Thompson
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Dan Larson
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Friday night... What a sunset!
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"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold."
Hunter S. Thompson
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Dan Larson
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Community hole...
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"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold."
Hunter S. Thompson
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fearnofish82
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A few more
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"Put me on a mountain, way back, in the back woods. Put me on a lake, with a biggin on the line. Put me 'round a campfire, cookin' something, i just cleaned. You do your thing, I'll do mine"
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fearnofish82
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another
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"Put me on a mountain, way back, in the back woods. Put me on a lake, with a biggin on the line. Put me 'round a campfire, cookin' something, i just cleaned. You do your thing, I'll do mine"
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fearnofish82
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nice evening
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"Put me on a mountain, way back, in the back woods. Put me on a lake, with a biggin on the line. Put me 'round a campfire, cookin' something, i just cleaned. You do your thing, I'll do mine"
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Glenn Keller
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Well it looks like you all had a blast.. Looks like alot of nice fish were caught and alot of dreams came thru this past weekend...
Hopefully next year I can make the trip. 
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Bill Cadwell
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Thanks for the report and all the pics guys. Very nice fish for sure.
Thanks, Bill
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Smitty's Marine Lake City-Alumacraft/YarCraft/Ultracraft
St. Croix Rods/Hooked On Fishing Bait/Tackle Rochester/B-Fish-N Tackle/Smooth Moves Seats/Fin-Tech
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Ralph Wiggum
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What a great time. Aquajoe, Audemp, and myself had a ton of fun. 29 hours of fishing in 3 days .
Saturday we only fished a couple hundred yards of the river and had 5-50+" fish and a bunch more in the mid to upper 40s. We had a 1.5 hour stretch in which we landed a 51", 50", 51.5" and 53.5" fish consecutively. It was great!!!
I will work on getting some pictures up this afternoon/evening. It'll take a while--there's 115 of them on my camera
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Briank
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I thought I would toss in a note from the MN DNR...
The spiny waterflea has enter the LOTW's/Rainy River system. Please make sure you drain you boats/live wells and anyplace else there is water.
You may take your minnows home with you IF you have fresh (non lake water) at the ramp where you can change the water. Otherwise, please dispose of you minnows in a trash container.
They're biggest concern is that these buggers will be transported to Red Lake by boats.
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Briank's Trophy Catfishing and Sturgeon Adventures
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Bob Bowman
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Not sure about the EX-Muskie thing, but I will tell you that these fish fight like no other. It was a great weekend and it was great to meet so many new folks, I had a great time
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Bob Bowman - Loan Officer
City - County Federal Credit Union
"Get the lowest possible rate on your boat, ATV or vehicle!"
" Hey.....I'll take some of that"
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Bob Bowman
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Here is Dan getting worked over by a 53- It is a true test of your gear when these fish take a run.......
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Bob Bowman - Loan Officer
City - County Federal Credit Union
"Get the lowest possible rate on your boat, ATV or vehicle!"
" Hey.....I'll take some of that"
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Farmboy1
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I have a ton of pictures that I will put a few up after I get a chance to catch up on this work thing
Thanks IDA and BrianK for organizing this It was a great time, and we are all going home with sore arms. I also got to meet some of the IDA faithful, Kooty (please leave my sister out or this), Dr. Hook, Rootski,Larry Flatcaster, Shamu, Bob Bowman (remember a 60" fish looks big when you are only 60" tall ), and a ton of other guys I am missing.
Larry, Shamu, Audemp, RalphWiggum, and Aquajoe, you guys should have went back to that spot on Sunday for awhile. We caught 8 fish over 40" with my Dads best and a trip best of 58.5" Sunday. We had on a double of sister fish fish that were both 48", and the weather was beautiful!
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I would rather be sittting in the boat thinking of God, then sitting in church thinking about fishing.
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I really don't want to work today especially after the great weekend spent with you all. I am re-living the experience over and over. Thanks IDA for putting this on again.
I've attached pictures of the 4 largest fish for our boat. Of course Peggy caught 3 of the 4, that's okay for me. 1st picture is of a 49"er.
The weather was mostly good, the food was good, and so was the company. I'm already looking forward to next year. Also, like Brian K said I really enjoy the fishing (bankers) hours. No real need to be up early.
See you guys around.
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55"er
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Jon Jordan
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Here are 2 video clips. First one is Brian and his 49 inch fish. Second clip is my 47 incher. They ended up being our 2 best fish of the day. First try at putting video on youtube. Need to work on the quality, but seems to work ok.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7l1ca-2G3o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nm4Pwn40g4
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The Better Half
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What a great weekend! The weather was perfect, the fish were biting and the company was awesome. What more could you ask for out of a fishing trip.
Thanks to everyone at the Wigwam for the good food and the great service.
I am already looking forward to next year.
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Hey brian.. i caught a tagged sturgeon yesterday. will post pics tomorrow. the number i believe was 81165.. gotta check the pic for sure... WHO DO I CONTACT TO FIND OUT INFO ON IT??
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Jon Jordan
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Hey brian.. i caught a tagged sturgeon yesterday. will post pics tomorrow. the number i believe was 81165.. gotta check the pic for sure... WHO DO I CONTACT TO FIND OUT INFO ON IT??
Contact info at the bottom of this page link:
Mn DNR
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stcroixer
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What a great time! pics of our catches on the way!
BK-Who ended up with the medals for the three biggest fish? We had to go early due to some homefront issues for one of our groups guys, so we did not get to meet everyone, but hope to next time.
STCROIXER
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1acipenser
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We had a great time. We (5 guys, 2 boats)boated 78 sturgeon fishing all day Saturday and Sunday morning from 7:00- 9:00. Our best was a 63 inch. Most were in the 42-52 inch range.This is the 63.
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Briank
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63? You should have let me know at Wigwam!
The largest fish caught on Sat for anyone staying at Wigwam would have won a gold medal! Courtesy StCroixer.
Next year I guess...any photos?
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Briank's Trophy Catfishing and Sturgeon Adventures
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If anyone is interisted in giving this a go again there is a small group of us heading up this coming weekend. Think we are just getting a small cabin for now. Wigwam said this morning they have a number of cabins open.
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Mike Westman - www.HomeTownplumbing.net
Your twin cities plumbing experts!
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Rootski
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Had another great time at Wig Wam! Lots of big fish, good friends, and decent weather. TBO/MN and I shared the cabin with Fearnofish82 and his brother Big Sleepy. It was a pleasure to meet you guys as well as some other IDAer's. Here's a typical fish that we caught last weekend. We just couldn't crack the 50 inch barrier but caught a lot of fish in the 45-49 inch class.
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Every now and then its gettin' kind of hard to tell but I'm still alive and well
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Rootski
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