I never caught a Sturgeon but while fishing on the Connecticut River I spotted one in a canal swimming back and forth, I estimated it was about 7 ft long ,not sure of the weight but it was an amazing sight. Found out later it’s not legal to catch them. They are pretty rare.
Sturgeon are common in the rivers and sloughs in the west. I have seen a 10 ft Sturgeon caught in the Columbia river OR/WA.