Comments on: Sturgeon – prehistoric catches! http://www.questbaits.com/blog/prehistoric-catches/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/prehistoric-catches/comment-page-1/#comment-951 Shaun Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:24:51 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=886#comment-951 You all very much seem to sum the Sturgeon (or Smurf's as iIlike to call them) up. I have caught quite a few in France now and loved catching them to start with. They were something new and something exciting - particularly the fight. These days I try and avoid them and no longer use pellets on any lake which contain Sturgeon. Regarding the fish repeatedly coming out this is quite common. They are a freshwater shark and simply swim around feeding constantly. I remember one trip I had in France where I had 10 over 20lb the first night. The same night Lee Jackson had a couple, Martin Ford had at least one. and I know there were odd ones caught elsewhere around the lake too. The silly thing about it I think I am right in saying there were only around 10 Sturgeon in there! Great fun if you haven't caught one before but they can be a bit of a pain once you have had a few. It strikes me they will hoover up most small baits. I have even caught them on single grains of maize. If you want to catch them put a bed of pellet out and a PVA bag of pellet over the top. So long as your bait is light enough you will catch the old Smurf's. Best fishes Shaun You all very much seem to sum the Sturgeon (or Smurf’s as iIlike to call them) up.

I have caught quite a few in France now and loved catching them to start with. They were something new and something exciting – particularly the fight. These days I try and avoid them and no longer use pellets on any lake which contain Sturgeon.

Regarding the fish repeatedly coming out this is quite common. They are a freshwater shark and simply swim around feeding constantly.

I remember one trip I had in France where I had 10 over 20lb the first night. The same night Lee Jackson had a couple, Martin Ford had at least one. and I know there were odd ones caught elsewhere around the lake too. The silly thing about it I think I am right in saying there were only around 10 Sturgeon in there!

Great fun if you haven’t caught one before but they can be a bit of a pain once you have had a few. It strikes me they will hoover up most small baits. I have even caught them on single grains of maize.

If you want to catch them put a bed of pellet out and a PVA bag of pellet over the top. So long as your bait is light enough you will catch the old Smurf’s.

Best fishes
Shaun

]]> By: roy van goor http://www.questbaits.com/blog/prehistoric-catches/comment-page-1/#comment-944 roy van goor Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:01:24 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=886#comment-944 hi phil, i dont think so either. and very greedy...they clean you out when they enter a baited area for sure. greetz roy hi phil,

i dont think so either.
and very greedy…they clean you out when they enter a baited area for sure.
greetz roy

]]> By: Phil Thomas http://www.questbaits.com/blog/prehistoric-catches/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Phil Thomas Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:59:32 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=886#comment-940 I had the same situation of repeat capture, as the same fish came out twice in the week we were fishing. The bailiff of the water said it comes out nearly every week. Not the most intelligent of fish me thinks? I had the same situation of repeat capture, as the same fish came out twice in the week we were fishing. The bailiff of the water said it comes out nearly every week. Not the most intelligent of fish me thinks?

]]> By: Elie G http://www.questbaits.com/blog/prehistoric-catches/comment-page-1/#comment-932 Elie G Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:58:06 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=886#comment-932 Hi Roy I've also caught a few sturgeon in France over the years. Strange looking prehistoric things aren't they? They are also very greedy and have very short memories! When I went to Laroussi I caught one of 58lbs on the last night and that was the fourth time that fish had been caught that week! On another French lake I caught a 40lb + diamond back sturgeon twice on a pineapple pop up from exactly the same spot in the swim, at the same time of day but two days apart! I also caught a 50lb+ on the same trip on a crab boilie. There were only two in the whole lake! I agree, they love pellets - anyone interested in catching them would be advised to use a fishmeal boilie over a big bed of pellets. They often get caught quite close in. At Laroussi most of them get caught within 30 metres of the bank. Sometimes they leap clear out of the water when you first hook them - that's quite a sight when they are over a metre long! And boy do they fight hard. The first run is unstoppable. If you hook a big one, hang on! Elie g Hi Roy

I’ve also caught a few sturgeon in France over the years. Strange looking prehistoric things aren’t they? They are also very greedy and have very short memories! When I went to Laroussi I caught one of 58lbs on the last night and that was the fourth time that fish had been caught that week!

On another French lake I caught a 40lb + diamond back sturgeon twice on a pineapple pop up from exactly the same spot in the swim, at the same time of day but two days apart! I also caught a 50lb+ on the same trip on a crab boilie. There were only two in the whole lake!

I agree, they love pellets – anyone interested in catching them would be advised to use a fishmeal boilie over a big bed of pellets. They often get caught quite close in. At Laroussi most of them get caught within 30 metres of the bank. Sometimes they leap clear out of the water when you first hook them – that’s quite a sight when they are over a metre long! And boy do they fight hard. The first run is unstoppable. If you hook a big one, hang on!

Elie g

]]> By: Jamie Simpson http://www.questbaits.com/blog/prehistoric-catches/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Jamie Simpson Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:57:27 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=886#comment-931 Hi Roy I managed to catch 13 Sturgeon in a week on etang La Horre a few years ago. There were only supposed to be about 16 or so in the lake and I didn't catch the big one. I definately caught one of around 12lb twice as it had a damaged left pectoral fin and my friend also caught that same fish during our weeks trip. Etang La Horre is over 250 acres in size so catching the same fish again and again shows that they like their boilies and yes mate I was on fishmeals that week. I hadn't thought that fishmeals may be a factor until you mentioned it in your post but it is a sound theory and one I will investigate further myself. Cheers Jamie Hi Roy

I managed to catch 13 Sturgeon in a week on etang La Horre a few years ago. There were only supposed to be about 16 or so in the lake and I didn’t catch the big one. I definately caught one of around 12lb twice as it had a damaged left pectoral fin and my friend also caught that same fish during our weeks trip. Etang La Horre is over 250 acres in size so catching the same fish again and again shows that they like their boilies and yes mate I was on fishmeals that week.
I hadn’t thought that fishmeals may be a factor until you mentioned it in your post but it is a sound theory and one I will investigate further myself.

Cheers

Jamie

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