I’ve never caught a Sturgeon but I do know that this is NOT a very big one. They grow much, much bigger than this specimen.
On walleye tackle?
That puny “bottom-sucker” didn’t pull / tow a 14-foot Lund for a mile. The group used the motor(s) to ^follow^ it as it ran. It got tired out and was subsequently landed.
My wife hooked what turned out to be a 20lb flathead catfish on an ultra light spinning reel designed and rigged for Crappie. We were anchored on a pontoon boat. As soon as I realized how big the fish was, I pulled anchor and let him drag us around until he surfaced and I netted him. 20lb fish on 8lb test line. My wife played it very well. Big mistake pulling him in the boat; we got slimed big time before I could get him back in the water.
Fishing had not been very good so we called it a day. We turned the piglets over to a FFA kid and our story made it into 2 local news papers.
Reminds me of the olden days of the 1950s when people would catch alligator gar in the White River in Arkansas.
Once landed they had to shoot them in the head to keep them from thrashing around.
I used to go to Mexico for the Marlin/Dorado/Sailfish & tuna.
I have 3 Marlin north of 250LBS.
Kinda ruins you for freshwater fishing.