Bait for sturgeon

[otis32]

Hey, does anybody have any baiting tips for fishing sturgeon? thanks

[Tim_Anderson]

My opinion...minnows are primary and crawlers are secondary. I often combine the two, but the crawlers are usually unnecessary.

Keep a short leader between your weight (2-3 oz.) and your hook. This keeps it from waving too much back and forth in the current, and helps the sturgies find it easier. What you want to do is get it on the bottom and keep it as still as possible.

[PerchJrkr]

tim, were you using like a cut bait? it looked like a bunch of minnows cut in half or something from what i could tell and just a big gob of em on the hook?

[Tim_Anderson]

We were using whole rainbow minnows, threaded on the hook like you would a night crawler. I like to fill up the hook, but thread it on so there is very little hanging off. This keeps the walleyes, suckers, and small sturgies "pecking" at it to a minimum.

[EW6]

Is there plenty of bait available in the area or should I expect to bring some from home for this coming weekend?

[otis32]

Thanks for the info.

[lakowoods]

I got plenty of Crawlers and Frozem Shiners, Chubs and Crawfish Scent for the Sturgeon Fisherman, theres about 50 ft of Shore Ice on the Public Access on Wheelers Point Yet. Should be open by the Weekend. Steve at logcabin bait