I make my own, but you can buy these at any bait shop. The basic setup I use is 18 – 24 inch with double, opposed hooks. During slower tides or windy conditions, I sometimes go to a flat weight so it will slide across the bottom easier if you are swinging. Be sure to attach the big end to your slider. Have a good selection handy so you can change according to the tide. I use just enough weight to hold the bottom. When done, simply return to the ball and reattach your anchor line to the boat. Now you can chase the fish with the boat. This will float your rope and notify boaters of an object in the water. In the event a large fish is hooked and you are unable to stop it, release the anchor rope from the boat and toss the ball into the water. It is all set up as not to catch on anything when deployed. I clip this to the bitter end of my anchor rope which has a loop. I have a 12-in.-round fender ball to which I have attached some rope with a large clip. If you find any damage, cut the bad part out and retie. Be sure to check the last few feet of your line after every fish for abrasions and nicks. It’s capable of landing most anything you will hook, assuming you have an anchor release (I will talk about that later). We have successfully netted fish near 80 inches in these size nets with little problem. You need a long-handled, large hooped, deep net. On more than a couple occasions I have helped fisher people land a large fish they were not prepared for. TIP #1 Make sure you have a net large enough to handle the size of fish you may catch. White sturgeon are not listed, but the American Fisheries Society considers their survival dependent on conservation measures taken to protect them. Green Sturgeon is federally listed as threatened in 2006. Long life, late sexual maturity and infrequent spawning contribute to the vulnerability of the sturgeon population. Very high flow years lead to sturgeon spawning success. Large females produce many more eggs than their smaller counterparts. Sturgeon reach sexual maturity at around 15 years old, and can live to be 100 years or older. They are anadromous, meaning they move from the salt and brackish water to freshwater to spawn. White ( Acipenser transmontanus) and Green ( Acipenser medirostris) Sturgeon are native to California and are often observed together in the same habitat.
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