Episode 3-13: Winnebago Sturgeon Spearing Tradition

[@emiliohernandez2790]

I live near lake Winnebago never gone spearing do alot of fishing though.great video guys! You endorsed the sport very well!and fleet farm is a mans store nothing but good things THERE.like you said get out and enjoy real things.its a real joy i hear to spear.but so is jumping in the water in the middle of winter i hear as well.maybe ill put both on my to do list.great job guys.

[@petermcdougall1152]

Man that's dedication! Awesome 👍! Very interesting!

[@mattmcnicholas3735]

this looks like so much fun! Awesome video I wouldn't worry about all these haters haha everyone says it's so bad but i bet they'd be hooked if they tried it. Heck i wanna do it every year now too!

[@ConsumeYourSoul619]

Matt McNicholas I bet you’d be hooked if you smoked meth. Doesn’t make it right.

[@roncornett3021]

im a reel and rod guy i landed a huge sturgeon a few years back .great fight.I practice catch and release.so dont think i could kill such a rare fish .But thats just me

[@be5575]

Sturgeon are not rare. The Winnebago system has the healthiest population of sturgeon in the world, also is the most regulated. The only way of taking a sturgeon is by spear during the spearing season. You are doing more harm by fighting that fish hook and line.

[@roncornett3021]

@@be5575 yer they are a rare fish why do you think they are protected duh !!!

[@be5575]

@@roncornett3021 do your research on sturgeon on the lake Winnebago system. Also here in Wisconsin we have a hook and line season for sturgeon in September. You have no idea what you're talking about. Obviously you're not a sportsman in Wisconsin

[@be5575]

@@roncornett3021 The only species of sturgeon that are protected under the endangered act is the Atlantic sturgeon.

[@wddub9075]

Ron Cornett Im with you brother Do they even eat those??

[@Jacob-ci4pw]

It's sad that the big ones now still ain't as big as they used to be but it's a great thing that so many people can actively try to bag themselves a sturgeon I didn't even know you could fish for them anywhere In the states

[@nicolasulbricht3737]

Bis es endlich losgeht vergeht einem die Lust beim zuschauen

[@eddieb35]

Great concept and awesome wildlife conservation control!!

[@vonjager]

19:20 POW! Damn, what a great shot!

[@austinmcduffee1056]

First time seeing this kind of fishing. Looks exciting and I might have to do it myself!!! Keep up the good videos!!

[@23KCOutdoors]

beautiful fish my friend new to the channel I subbed and turned on the post bell keep it up!

[@bunyan2422]

lotta people on here not from Wisconsin who have no clue how we operate in this great state

[@Chad_baddy]

Bunyan Hagar what does that even mean

[@joshuahymer15]

What in the hell is that supposed to mean?? They can’t talk with that retarded accent?

[@darrellmartin5753]

Love this. Lived in Fond du Lac and watched it unfold each winter.

[@Handberrydea]

What an amazing tradition to be a part of. Are sturgeon tasty?

[@mikeyveganphoto]

Lol "Stabbin Cabin".... there has to be some porn parody of this whole crazy thing.

[@darwinbible3291]

I do miss my family they will be there on that lake like they hav Ben for generations love my Wisconsin families

[@wyatthenning3271]

16:54 what my toilet sees when im peeing

[@davidvang7117]

Ctfu i actually had to skip to 16:54 just to see what my toilet would see when im peeing

[@wyatthenning3271]

David Vang it was so worth it

[@CMZneu]

8 fish in 41 years... wow

[@takotamarsillett2267]

CMZ neu talent

[@bboysstunts4390]

CMZ neu I

[@be5575]

20 years and haven't got one yet

[@Jacob_6420]

@@be5575 is it really even worth it then

[@be5575]

@@Jacob_6420 it's the comradery. We only get to spear from 7am to 1pm and then it's party time. Sturgeon season is the most sought after time of the year up here. Family's and friends and community's get together for spearing. You wouldn't understand unless you come experience it.

[@Miles_Nolan]

I’m out on lake Winnebago every year all year round and ice fishing and sturgeon spearing are the best

[@xxguccixx698]

Yep or winnaconne

[@AlexZacarias3Nvideopro]

I am working on a documentary about sturgeon fishing and was looking for some drone footage. Was hoping you can help with this thanks!

[@artsteadman2230]

Haters don't realize there's an annual LIMIT that can be SPEARED from the lake sturgeon population that's over 55,000

[@JimHerbertOutdoors]

So if i drive 3 hours to bago instead of 5 to Bayport Minnesota will I have just as good a chance at catching a sturgeon with a crawler on bottom or will sonething else take my bait?

[@conradhansen5869]

Jim Herbert Outdoors you can’t hook and line fish the sturgeon

[@artsteadman2230]

@JimHerbertOurdoors lake sturgeon are only SPEARED legally - NOT caught

[@outdooradventureswithjusti3627]

I enjoyed watching this video. Very informative. In Maine where I live, we are only allowed to spear suckers

[@gerardhaubert8210]

Old timers use white gravel at bottom of hole and a “decoy” wood sturgeon shaped , to attract noses sturgeon

[@sodalines]

my dad still uses white gravel..lol

[@FluffyBuzzard2TheMax]

Do they just leave the gravel at the bottom without bring it back up or what?

[@bruhbruh6076]

@@sodalines I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure that’s illegal I think you can only use retrievable stuff could be wrong tho

[@sodalines]

@@bruhbruh6076 no your right its super illegal. trying tellin my 70 year old dad that is suck in his ways that.. we are talking about a man that still carries his 1911 from the war. im tryin to get him to carry a more reliable weapon but... he is stuck in his ways.

[@bruhbruh6076]

@@sodalines sounds like my gpa lol my gpa would tel the wardens to go back to Boy Scouts and he would just be a prick lol and always carried lol

[@exontemple5510]

I have never seen ice so thick that you can drive your car on it

[@simonpolle6126]

TM Temple welcome to Canada

[@bruhbruh6076]

@@simonpolle6126 or the Midwest in places lol

[@vikingslayer34]

Everyone's pissed about getting a REGULATED QUOTA of Sturgeon, but you go to any Indian Reservation and they spear the shit out of everything. Spend a weekend up here in on the Menominee Reservation in Wisconsin and you will see what I'm talking about. Yet, no one has a problem with that.

[@nvaznyang5890]

Why are you crying about what they do? The white man stole their land and way of life.

[@nvaznyang5890]

@Robert R they weren't better at it. They were scared that's why they did what they did.

[@nvaznyang5890]

@Yooper Author it's only okay if the white man does it. We can all see that already. That's why they're in the middle east.

[@tstep522]

Gonna have to try that one day!

[@mikeyveganphoto]

As much as the spearing just doesn't sit right with me the local wildlife dudes seem like they keep a pretty insane track on them.... I mean they get tagged and you gotta register them. So I can only hope the local wildlife authorities got an eye on them. I'm not gonna lie I do like uncut angling approach of like barely holding the fish outta the water. Still interesting to learn about different traditions from the people who came before us (I bet it was a indigenous people kind thing. The sturgeon back than were probably fucking huge)

[@artsteadman2230]

@mikeyveganphoto the regulations are actually determined by local Indian tribes. The state enforcers the generations old laws

[@jessemcclinton199]

Crazy, in Canada your not allowed to keep sturgeon, catch and release only....then fish can get crazy huge... I’m curious to the regulations at this event?

[@JohnJames.]

Yeah I'm in BC , crazy seeing this , but it seems regulated. But shit what if one gets off ,that fish isn't having a good time. I've been lucky to see monster sturgeon jump multiple times, I don't see the need to fish for them, seals are starting to eat the tired fish from crappy revivals

[@jacobmaier3292]

I caught mine in the sac river on a piece of eel with a barbless hook.

[@madmike2634]

jacob maier on the Sacandaga river?

[@chrisjohnson1440]

I caught mine Sacramento River with a stick of dynamite

[@Jacob_6420]

I caught mine in bed without protection

[@ggsmith099]

Use to be a lot of them back in the day!

[@bowshock9402]

Greg Smith wonder why that is...

[@jwolf3326]

There's a large number of them know

[@Maintenance_Mark]

Although I am no longer a gamer your intro is very misleading. You do make real memories with real people while playing games indoors. Some of the best father and son time I had with my dad when he was sick before he died was playing video games indoors with him.

[@kreigdernier9553]

Historically those numbers are anemic. But its nice to see

[@briandeters4401]

I love it

[@nicklavigne3052]

It's not like there killing thousands the guy said it took him years just to get 8 you guys are acting like there killing a lot

[@epiccreations715]

Cos their Neely endangerd I now there from the dinesore age there my best fish I do fishing I protect them

[@909mineman]

English? Lake sturgeon are not endangered. Yes they are old but so are crocodiles. It is extremely regulated and took him 41 years to kill 8 fish!

[@beastmodeman2473]

Nick Lavigne I agree I live in Wisconsin and I’ve caught 2 in 4 years

[@adamcarr1920]

thousands of people fishing for them... is thousands caught every year

[@thomasbroking7943]

But we don't have any over here...how about sending 100 a year live to let them populate the Hudson.

[@Americanredneck]

Damn the spear maker is fuckin calm or high AF

[@deelee6786]

the biggest sturgeon caught where we live was i think 1200 pounds.. it was the length of a small pickup truck, infact its head was on the roof of the mans truck and tail was hangin a bit over the tailgait... so THERE!! ;p;p, and also when we put the dams in waay back when, they used explosives in the water, and an 800lber floated up ;p;p;p

[@shaycando]

i live on a big river can only bring in 2 a year an have to be 40-60 inch no bigger no smaller

[@brandongreen9381]

I think it has to do with the pipes on the bottom helps you judge how big they are by the diameter of the pvc

[@conradhansen5869]

@@brandongreen9381 yeah you are right

[@JohnJames.]

In BC Canada we have monster sturgeon, catch and release only

[@wiktorstrupinski6588]

8 sturgeons in 40years? lol its got to b tough

[@calebohandley3455]

Yeah that is I don't eat them I let them go but those were pretty damn small

[@austinkaquatosh2359]

You guys wouldn’t have these amazing prehistoric fish if it wasn’t for the Menominee’s.

[@fredreddies1220]

Uncle used to tell us they used a bedsheet and or shellcorn

[@jackdaniel3819]

I go spearing with my dad we don't have much luck. ;-;

[@beastmodeman2473]

Jack Daniel same

[@xxguccixx698]

I went spearing this year got on it was 38.5 inches

[@xxguccixx698]

I go spearing with step dad

[@thomasbroking7943]

Can you share a couple thousands to put up the Hudson ?? I heard at 1 time they shut down boating it was to crowded & now not many

[@tristenkiesow4061]

This is really fun I live in Wisconsin

[@fredreddies1220]

Do sturgeon eggs hatch out in a hatchery I manage a walleye hatchery

[@benjamingrams1125]

might be a dumb question. But what do they do with them after? I don't know anyone that eats sturgeon. Maybe they do though? I would say this is pretty messed up if they're just wasting the fish, but if they're doing it to keep the population at bay and let other species have a decent population then I guess I don't see any issues. I spear pike myself but I feed family with it.

[@kevindunseoutdoors26]

Benjamin Grams they eat em

[@millec60]

People eat them. Supposedly they're real good smoked. I never tried them. Probably have a ton of mercury lol

[@weaselburpoutdoors4668]

It is Amazing how many People think this is some sort of Crime and is "A Disgusting Tradition". One, the whole Conservation thing and How where you Live its illegal. Yah maybe in your State but in Other states and Major Lakes it's different cause the Locals know the How to Conserve and what they need to do to Keep a Healthy Population. Two, Why do you think its so Wrong to Fish for these Amazing Fish. If it's Because of the Spearing part than I don't know what to tell yah but if there was a REAL Problem with the Population they wouldn't allow Spearing Plain and Simple. I don't Live in a Place that Spear Sturgeon but I work for a Sportsman's Assc. And Work with Conservationists all the Time and understand many Rules when it comes to Restricting Fish and Game(For my State and Area).

[@keithholzer6593]

WeaselBurp Outdoors

[@xhacion6484]

WeaselBurp Outdoors I didn't know it was legal there or in great lakes I thought it was illegal plain and simple thankyou for providing this information for me

[@ronhabermann552]

FaZe BridgeCat 2.0 yea some places it's illegal but not in Wisconsin. I would really recommend this sport, iv been doing this my whole life and I love it

[@split-shot2464]

get an ice rod u fuckin inbred hillbilly

[@ronhabermann552]

FishingNinja007 WhateverHitz why you getting so mad over a tradition, lots of people love doing this every year. if you don't like it then don't watch the video. what's so hard about that?

[@MegaBait1616]

TOO MANY SNOWFLAKES. lol. must be from California................

[@stevenwalker9259]

You said it was 2015 but put a 2014 tag on the sturgeon

[@gavinlions]

dan eigen you used to go to my church in Minnesota I don't know if you remember me but my name is gavin

[@fernandocortes6143]

That's sad cause some of them are baby ones and here in CA we can't keep them and toss them back in.

[@hudsonh344]

Fernando Cortes no there not😂baby sturgeon are like 5 inches long

[@conradhansen5869]

Fernando Cortes yeah I agree I think the size limit should be raised from 36 to like 40 some but I still sturgeon spear

[@markpiekaczpiekacz912]

Egg shells work if you save them you drop them in the water too help you see. White shells.

[@doctorboat7112]

white sturgeon over 12' are around 100 years old 7' around 60 years old

[@brucebarr8728]

Sturgeon are dinosaurs

[@fredreddies1220]

How do you get the pvc in.?

[@MylesNicholas]

I would use a hawaiian sling

[@dirtyyyjooeman2255]

Could probably catch more sturgeon in a day up here in Canada, would rather not wait 40 years..and ya call yourselves the lake sturgeon capital of the world?

[@thedebo1]

I caught 22 over 40 inches last year from the NSR. Edmonton AB released every one perfectly 100 pounders in there

[@conradhansen5869]

Dirtyyy Jooeman yeah but you are sitting in a huge lake with a 6 by 3 hole waiting for 16 days maximum

[@jjsjourney3477]

I live 5 min from bago in chilton WI...and i fuckin love it

[@beastmodeman2473]

JJ's Journey same

[@thunderhorse9974]

I bet y'all soon get a big one

[@thechunguskingdethird3458]

No way OuT dOorS iS oUtDoOrS

[@moritzschaeuffelen1993]

I wonder if you could catch em on a fly

[@conradhansen5869]

Moritz Schaeuffelen no they are bottom feeders real slow and you can’t hook and line them but that would be cool

[@bryanlegree4279]

do you eat them???

[@kevindunseoutdoors26]

Bryan Legree yea

[@conradhansen5869]

Yes

[@mrdouglasbaker]

They don’t mature till almost 40 years old

[@williamjones6053]

I just buy my fish at da sto

[@marcusgarst9036]

Cool

[@cheriscottschad5364]

Me and my family do this to😁

[@conradhansen5869]

Same

[@jinkim965]

This a a dumb sport. Sturgeon are slow growing fish. Catching them by using real fishing skills and realesing is better.

[@kmatthewj]

+Jin Kim This lake has one of the highest populations of sturgeon, this is needed to control them. Plus it provides a lot to the surrounding economies.

[@XxPackerManxX]

You can only spear them on Winnebago. Dumbass know it all.

[@nothanks7313]

Jin Kim its once a year Deal with it

[@Dinosaurthingything]

Jin Kim spearing a fish his harder then anything you've done. it took me years with a good spear just to get 5.

[@epiccreations715]

I now mate at lest you are a nice person

[@cliftonfrederick2478]

it good for bowfishing hit different fishes

[@paulsearby7793]

Do you eat the fish you spear?

[@conradhansen5869]

Yep

[@madisonbowen3082]

This is so fucked up. Sturgeon are a fish to respect.

[@CamaroBrad]

13:58 look at the milt (sperm) coming out of that male! He’s ready to roll out there!

[@daniellarmour3521]

is that a pike in the intro :0

[@pirofishing1153]

Intro is to long

[@daddychase1856]

How many inches of ice is there

[@bruhbruh6076]

18 on a good year

[@j.r.w6623]

Rushed your shot

[@thunderhorse9974]

I bet yall soon catch a big one

[@jamessteinberger8413]

nice

[@sarajones1262]

You are a good person

[@calebohandley3455]

Those things r tiny compared to where I live and isn't illegal to spear them.

[@kevindunseoutdoors26]

Caleb O'Handley not in wi and these are lake sturgeon, you probably have white sturgeon

[@EvilWizardMaltheore]

those are some smalll sturgeon

[@danielcole8609]

s right they should come to the Pacific Northwest and catch a real big sturgeon

[@Hayden-t7l]

That's because the breed of sturgeon is Lake sturgeon don't be ignorant

[@manbearpig2164]

Id rather catch and release, but that is just me, not everyone is as great as I am.

[@mahart40]

You must be fun to have at parties...

[@viddipiddi]

no one likes you paul

[@manbearpig2164]

viðar örn up yours

[@beastin651]

Yeah, i rather catch and release too. These fish don't deserve to die.

[@nono-vn6ct]

i like to just keep the runts, leave the big ones for other people to enjoy!

[@mrmr5918]

Catch and release is a little stiff...

[@danielcole8609]

We have a couple hundred thousand white sturgeon in the Columbia River system alone and we aren't allowed to keep them anymore your guyses population is extremely small that's crazy

[@ericwanke9284]

Wisconsin is really good with their conservation department. They have lots of researchers that do studies on how many to take to keep the populations at the right levels

[@bradenlangston7208]

Why sturgeon

[@fadedxyon8499]

Good vid but it is highly looked down upon to kill sturgeon they are near extinction the sturgeon are very endangered

[@skydiver6711]

There is always some know it all like you that thinks they know more than the Wisconsin Department of Wildlife. Do you really think they would allow this activity if the sturgeon were endangered? I hope you answer no, but I doubt you have enough character about you to admit you were wrong.

[@mattgosling2657]

I'm not even from the US but from watching this and seeing how many people go out and do this on the opening day and seeing how prepared everyone gets I very much doubt the sturgeon are in danger of being over fished or this would not be allowed to happen, honestly from watching this just common sense would make you realise nothing is being done that would be harmful to sturgeon numbers.

[@bruhbruh6076]

Not here healthiest population of lake sturgeon in the us

[@dad5650]

You can't catch and release using a spear.

[@shlerglo4339]

I live a road away from the lake😂

[@conradhansen5869]

I live right next to the lake so i just walk through my yard and there is the lake

[@jacobhines8030]

Ok?

[@imthegrinchthatstolechrist4384]

Caviar!

[@CJ-dx7hj]

Hahaha. Stabin cabin

[@lazynut81]

Is that fish still legal to kill?

[@bobbybobenation4060]

lazynut did you watch the video?

[@kdot8918]

Bobby Bobenation Did you read his name?

[@williammickelson403]

FatVapeFarts late lol

[@taliesinangling3564]

lazynut Only in season, and you can only spear them in certain lakes. Man two years to get an answer.😂

[@jessconway3435]

13:55 I think the fishy likes u

[@tonym3675]

Fish at 16:45 while may have been a legal fish, it should have been passed on. Simply too young and little imo. Yeah a fish is a fish, but conservation should be part of a fishermans equation. Even part of the fishermans creed. It goes with the clich'e of: Just because you can, should you really!

[@conradhansen5869]

Tony M that could have been the last one he ever sees though I would agree the size should be bigger though

[@masonkind6651]

Isle of sturgeon spearing go every year

[@26japrey]

these are somewhat small compared to the sturgeon in the Fraser river in B.C. Someone caught one this past summer, 750lbs, 11'-2"

[@kevindunseoutdoors26]

Jeff Peterson totally different species. White sturgeon vs lake sturgeon.

[@gerrygelhaar7260]

Also egg shells

[@parkerreese1315]

I prefer catch and release spearing called bonking

[@fredreddies1220]

At lake Carroll il

[@firedude_rl9493]

At least they eat them

[@wddub9075]

This whole thing cracks me up. The whole premise of the show is get away from your tv and video games?And what, sit on a little stool in a little house staring at the ice for hours on end?? To kill one non-edible fish once every five seasons? Ya right. Good cv workout 🏋️‍♀️

[@haos-probeautiful2135]

Везет людям. А у нас осетры для элиты

[@shlerglo4339]

Lol I live there