Sturgeon Spearing, Winnebago County (all postings)

Some cool pictures of tagging spawning sturgeon at Shawano

Wolf River Country1

Looking at some sturgeon right now on the Shiocton #2 camera.

http://wolfrivercam.com/Shiocton%20Cam%202.html

I am look to boost my odds next season, so I am planning to build a worm dipper over the summer. I looked a few photos and it looks like some are as simple as a piece of galvanized pipe with a cap on it. I think a one-way valve in the top of of the cap would help the water vacate the pipe, to drive the pipe deeper and hold the sediment in the pipe. Anyways, I am just looking for some ideas on an effective worm dipper. Any information would be great. PM if you want. Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the opinions,I will leave this spear alone and hopefully next year ill get that chance to throw it. Like you both said out of the hole will be tuff.Again thanks alot i cant wait until next year already.PikeOut!!

I agree with br mug.I have several spears(can never have to many)and I have a7 tine that I use in deep water and it weighs 18 pounds

Pikester, Why reduce the weight?? Most of us with all metal handles have them filled with lead. You want the weight for pentration remember there skin is tough and if you get the tines to pass completly thru and open your fish will never get off. Also add in the drag the water causes to slow your spear as it moves thru it. Yes it does make throwing outside the hole a bit tuffer but all you have to do is lead and aim higher to adjust for the drop just like a gun. When I spear in deep water a I want the spear buried as deep as possible all the way to the top of the head in that fish, and if you hit the spine with a tine you want it to drive thru the spine. Tine in spine = easy fight.

My 2 cents

BrMug

Good morning fellow spear chuckers.Im looking for a machinist to turn down the stainless steel shaft on my spear.My spear weighs allot like to get it down to about 15 pounds.The stainless shaft was made for me a few years back I put a new head on it.if anybody knows somebody that could do this ill pay him or her of coarse.Contact me at 920-450-0949 Thanks Mike J P.S.What's a good weight for a spear?I have a pitch fork type spear that I speared some fish with.This one im working on has a stainless head.

http://appleton.craigslist.org/spo/3628378863.html i have a 8x10 center hole 3'3" x 8', 2 door sturgeon shack for sale 1 yr old

I'm sure they will have some registered this coming week. Keep checking, daily.

I was out off of Wendts today Visibility was decent, 8' in 10' Didn't see any thing, traffic was pretty light. Didn't see any registered.

Do any of you guys put anything on your spear handles in the off season....linseed oil is what I was recommended. Just looking for some input. Thanks.

Just want to let you guys and gals know that I have a sturgeon shanty that i just built a few weeks ago that I would like to sell so I can buy a new set of golf clubs. The shack is a tip down style on a old boat trailor with new tires that is approx 7x8 with 2x3's for studded walls and 1/4" wafer board over that and aluminum exterior. Interior is all insulated and painted black with 2 -4" inch vents and grab bars on the cieling with a cieling height of 6' 6' and black indoor/outdoor carpet floor. The hole which is framed in by 2x6 studs is 32"x72". Pulls down the highway like a charm at 65+ mph. It's a great shack for $1000. I also have a brand new spear for $175 that I never got to use cuz I seen nothing but cloudy water. Send me a message if interested.

Check out the post I just placed on the lake poygan up river spearing thread see what anyone's thought would be just wanna fire up some spearing conversations. Or if anyone has a idea to add to that. There's a couple ideas a bunch of us spearers have talked about for a couple years now.

hook'em thats a great thing to bring up with the chains hanging down. Atleast with a camera you know your throwing at a sturgeon. To each his own.dont know why its a big deal its easier to hit one when you can see it with your eyes. The guys using cameras are actually making it a harder sport. lol people will complain no matter what.

hackleback we call our group Dinosaur Exterminators then each year we think of a saying this year was we go deep even when its dirty. the funny thing is no one in the group that wears the shirts has gotten a fish yet lol

as far as the cameras they are not for me but im ok with them being used its not that much different than the ole timmers using swing set chaing hanging around there hole when they couldnt see. When the chain would move the spear would be throwen