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MAN VS. FISH Dennis with a small! 45” Sturgeon

How we got the 100 Pounder the last rod and missed it but I heard Dennis say, “ Whoooaaaa,
Oh My!” and I knew it was big! I asked how big and he said, “ I
by Donald McChristian Jr. think its my 100 pounder!”

We were in my 18 foot Smokercraft fishing the St. Clair-Detroit So if you were within 1/4 Mile of us you knew we had a monster
River Sturgeon for Tomorrow’s 1st Catch and Release Sturgeon on. CONTINUED PAGE 60....
Tournament from 6pm to 12 a.m. The longest Sturgeon would
win half the money collected and “Sturgeon for Tomorrow” re-
ceived the other half for Sturgeon Preservation.

We motored downriver until I found a spot Dennis and I both
thought looked promising. We had high hopes of catching the
Monster. Around 7 p.m., Dennis hooked the 1st Sturgeon! It
jumped a few times and we both guessed it was a little over 40”.
It ended being 45” and was leading the Tournament! After photos
with the special tournament logo and tape, it was released un-
harmed to be caught by another lucky angler another day!

Around 8 p.m. Dennis set the hook again and said Sturgeon! Af-
ter about 2 minutes it jumped clear of the water and I was clearing

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