I've been there for a few days already........

I got 4 pounds of venison in the jerkey maker for a good pal and myself in the boat!!!!

Thursday can't come soon enough!!!!

The truck and boat are ready Eric. I also have some special bait for a 65" sturgeon for you Eric. Now I bet you will really not sleep at all waiting for the departure time.

65????? Heck, I'll be happy just getting out of work for a while and back on the water where I belong!!!! Since I've never caught a sturgeon before, any size will be a personal best!!!!

Yeah, another couple sleepless nights then it's sturgeon time!!!

It looks to me on Sportsman's webcam image:

this morning that it's starting to open up on the other side of the river. And evidently there's a lot of people wondering if it's open yet, it took me about an hour to finally get through...

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In my mind, I've already landed a new personal best at 59" and I've got another 60+er on right now.

Thats a small one compared to the 78" one I'm doing battle with at the moment Tyler. been 20 minutes already and I have not seen the whole fish, just the longer part of the back.

I still haven't got my 80+er off the bottom!! And we have had to follow it for an hour already! OHhhhhhhhh baby! I am getting so excited, I have actually had to pee every hour for the past 4 with all the thoughts of big fish tomorrow!! T minus 10 hours and we are on the road!

You're not allowed to leave before me!!!

Nobody is allowed to fish before Friday morning......period!!

River has opened up all the way down to the bay this afternoon.

Good deal!

Great news. Can't wait to roll out Friday morning with a secret weapon!!!!

Sure are a lot of "secret weapons" going around

None can beat mine.....

Starboard/Stern corner rod holder in the Shuttle.

Since this will be my first time sturgeon fishing I can proudly say I have no secret weapon. Well, maybe I do but I'm keeping it a secret.

Bad news.....motor won't start. I guess WWG and Dave and I will be fishing off the dock this year. JUST KIDDING!!

Boy and I stoked. Gas it up on the way to work, put in a few hours at work before noon, just to look like I'm not a total slacker, then off! I probably won't be able to sleep tonight. The funny thing is that even though I'm stoked and pumped, and I've been getting ready for sturgeon excursion mentally since last year, I'll still forget something at home