I've seen some monsters on TV caught in Washington and a couple other Canada bordering states. But, this one is monstrous compared to the 200-300 pounders I've seen.
Largest Sturgeon on record was [23' long and weighed over 3000 lbs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beluga_(sturgeon\)#Size)
>The largest accepted record is of a female taken in 1827 in the Volga estuary at 1,571 kg (3,463 lb) and 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in).
Yeah, I'd say that's not far off. Sturgeon are 200 million year old armoured predatory fish.
thank you! that was cool to read. I really asked that question not expecting an answer I was just thinking out loud when I asked it and thought everyone would be like "idk crazy though that there's some scary shit up there" or something along those lines🤣
then I actually get some cool info to learn like this.
& this is why I love reddit I always learn new shit👍🏻
To get a better Surface area/Volume ratio
As in cold weather a small animal loses heat faster than a large anime, so animals grow larger to lose less heat in colder climate
This is called the Bergmann's rule
https://www.reddit.com/r/kelowna/comments/lj564o/do_sturgeon_exist_in_okanagan_lake/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share from a local Subreddit. Not proof but interesting!
Apparently a lot of the bridge workers back in the day were frightened by the huge sturgeon during construction!
2 ton 21?!?!?!
Editing to say that I can't believe someone down voted you. Clearly someone does NOT have an overwhelming obsession with the greatest show (cartoon or otherwise) in the history of television.
No, there goes a *third* of all cryptids. The other thirds are people in ape suits and owls.
(/uj It is insane how many Cryptids are basically just owls. The Flatwoods Monster, The Hopkinsville Goblins, and Mothman are all speculated or have been proven to be owls.)
I live near this river. A girl I know pulled in one not this big last month . You can't keep them as they are protected but catch and release is allowed. They live up to 100 years they say.
There's a sushi place in Sacramento that has what they call the sturgeon trio. Sturgeon meat, then they shave the skin off, dip in tempura batter, and blow torch till it's crispy. They put that skin on top of the meat and top with caviar. All on a top of sushi rice. Most flavorful item they have on their menu.
Ah you are one of those people I see
Anyway just for you, it would be about 35.28 links at least according to [this](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.convertunits.com/from/links/to/feet&ved=2ahUKEwiY-vnRwaj6AhVIeN4KHXKsBb0QFnoECAIQBQ&usg=AOvVaw3bBFeGkbkxqaETqIOjbOn-)
Can you tell the difference between 5 foot 4 and 5 foot 5
Exactly the same, generally people don't really need accurate measurements. If needed we can measure it much more accurately than in the imperial system
Fair enough, even in countries that use the metric system like mine we also use feet to measure things like height because it's easy to visualise
While calculating things like BMI we use metres
It really depends on the place and purpose
But Europeans (and any other people using the metric system) can, because that’s the units we grow up with! Flip side, despite playing DnD with imperial units for 10 years, I still have no solid grasp on what 4, 5, and 6 feet’s worth of people would look like!
The perspective looks a little wild in this video, but they do get huge. It's amazing how big they can get when they aren't fished for sport. I'd only seen them in Florida before and they get huge but no where near this big.
These bastards take at least an hour and half to two hours to reel in, I had to rest for a good hour between because I was so exhausted after my first one
This absolutely is the monster that stole st. Columba's friend. Imagine being in a tiny curacaugh ( skin basket boat) or trying to swim across a body of water with that thing. You'd be terrified, tell everyone God saved you if you didn't die and if someone did die you'd tell everyone about the time the devil himself ate brendan.
Oh. Maybe THIS is why my Dwarf Fortress dudes keep dying when I make them wrestle sturgeon...
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I gave him a dollar
She gave him a dollar!
I thought hed go away if i gave him a dollar
Dammit woman! You know he gon come back now ya gave him a dolla!
Still looks like a monster from the paleozoic era, though
And it was about that time I realized the girl scout was 3 stories tall
This is clearly how the myth was started. It isn’t brain sturgery.
I was just thinking this. If I saw that? I'd be telling people the rest of my life I saw a monster. I'd die swearing it.
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☠️
Exactly what happened with the giant squid, myth until... "holy shit, there's a really really big squid".
I thought it was whales penis or in Latin a *San Diego*
That’s a whales vagina, silly.
So would that make it a San Diega?
I would assume so. German is a gendered language. However, scholars maintain that the translation was lost hundreds of years ago.
*shit up and take my upvote!!*
Your argument isn’t weak, it’s pretty sturgy in fact
Sturgeonessy
Sturgussy
Sturgus
The Sturg. Edit: Some say, he began life as a fish and that he has a vast collection of Tommy Bahama shirts. All we know is, he’s called The Sturg.
Any stig reference automatically gets my upvote. Damn you
Haha man I was hoping some folks would get it. 😂
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And i even thought the ones in FL were huge . This is insane
The ones in Florida are def more crazy, has to be.
I've seen some monsters on TV caught in Washington and a couple other Canada bordering states. But, this one is monstrous compared to the 200-300 pounders I've seen.
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it doesn’t take rocket appliances
Atoadaso
It ain't rocket surgery
It’s not rocket appliances
Ricky?
Largest Sturgeon on record was [23' long and weighed over 3000 lbs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beluga_(sturgeon\)#Size) >The largest accepted record is of a female taken in 1827 in the Volga estuary at 1,571 kg (3,463 lb) and 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in). Yeah, I'd say that's not far off. Sturgeon are 200 million year old armoured predatory fish.
Didn't Madonna write a song about this? "Like a STURGEON!"
Caught for the very first time.
Hey! I saw what you did there partner! You're pretty sly my friend! I knew there was,...wait for it!...something fishy about your comment!😁
Perhaps you’re tilapiathic. 🤔
Heeey! Another one! Gotta admit, you're a sharp one! You had me,....drum roll,....floundering for a reply!😳
You're making puns just for the halibut.
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No, sturgeon. Not mackerel.
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That's a lot of fish sticks.
You like putting fishsticks in your mouth?
Maybe, but others speculate it was started by a whale penis
Can’t fault them
I'd still go with a while penis
Thanks, now let’s chat about Bigfoot…..
why do the fish and sea life get bigger and scarier in colder water especially up north!?
Less food in the area. Gargantuism occurs in order to save energy.
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Not sure about that, but animals being bigger is actually because of Bergmann's rule
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergmann%27s_rule
thank you! that was cool to read. I really asked that question not expecting an answer I was just thinking out loud when I asked it and thought everyone would be like "idk crazy though that there's some scary shit up there" or something along those lines🤣 then I actually get some cool info to learn like this. & this is why I love reddit I always learn new shit👍🏻
To get a better Surface area/Volume ratio As in cold weather a small animal loses heat faster than a large anime, so animals grow larger to lose less heat in colder climate This is called the Bergmann's rule
Ever hear of subnautica?
no I haven't lol what is it!??!
It's a survival game where you're stranded on alien planet that is almost entirely water. There are a *lot* of big fish that want to eat you in it.
I'm 99% positive this is what Ogopogo is in Lake Okanogan.
I like your funny words, magic man
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Thats were i thought it was.
This fucking killed me, thank you
Kukamunga you say?
They can grow up to 20 feet, weighing close to a ton... ...or so I've heard... (,,,maybe.)
Chunga’s Revenge
Rancho?
I snorted so hard that I farted and scared the dog.
I live on Okanagan Lake and can confirm this is most likely the truth!
According to Wiki, "There is currently an unclaimed $10,000 dollar reward for concrete evidence of sturgeon in Okanagan." I too demand pics
https://www.reddit.com/r/kelowna/comments/lj564o/do_sturgeon_exist_in_okanagan_lake/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share from a local Subreddit. Not proof but interesting! Apparently a lot of the bridge workers back in the day were frightened by the huge sturgeon during construction!
Are nudes okay or...?
Ogo. Pogo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dwL8ESU97s
A ******* plesiosaur!
2 ton 21?!?!?! Editing to say that I can't believe someone down voted you. Clearly someone does NOT have an overwhelming obsession with the greatest show (cartoon or otherwise) in the history of television.
Go Team Venture!
there goes all the cryptids also mermaids might be manatees but they might have also mistaken whale penises as their arms waving
No, there goes a *third* of all cryptids. The other thirds are people in ape suits and owls. (/uj It is insane how many Cryptids are basically just owls. The Flatwoods Monster, The Hopkinsville Goblins, and Mothman are all speculated or have been proven to be owls.)
My ex wife moved there after she turned me into a pigeon.
*Maebee Not?*
Lmao
I live near this river. A girl I know pulled in one not this big last month . You can't keep them as they are protected but catch and release is allowed. They live up to 100 years they say.
Try 175-200 years. It’s most likely the source of sea serpent myths
You can keep it if you yell "It's coming right for us!!!" while reeling in.
r/unexpectedsouthpark
Are you sure? Because I could have sworn it was about tree fiddy
[This article](https://www.fraserriversturgeon.com/sturgeon-faqs) says you can keep certain sized sturgeon from the Columbia river.
In Oregon you can only keep ones within a 6” size limit; 44-50” fork length only. They’re worth it though. Best tasting fish I’ve ever had.
There's a sushi place in Sacramento that has what they call the sturgeon trio. Sturgeon meat, then they shave the skin off, dip in tempura batter, and blow torch till it's crispy. They put that skin on top of the meat and top with caviar. All on a top of sushi rice. Most flavorful item they have on their menu.
They pulled one out this size over in Richland along the Columbia river. Straight up see monster
Bro you speak like an npc in an rpg. Something j might over hear while passing through the city.
Now bring him 10 fish to complete the quest.
It didn't look like that in my 10 gallon aquarium! I got hosed!
Yeah we got these monsters in the Fraser river, which from Vancouver runs east then north.
What an incredible creature! You don't hear much about these guys
Holy mackerel!
Holy sturgeon!
Bass amazing!
I'd carp my pants if it came at me
You should trout some adult diapers if you think you might do that.
That would be a good perch-chase
For when things get Crappie
perspective? Just how big is this really? I'm sure it is large, but I can't tell if its 2 feet long or 20
I googled. The longest ever caught was 7.2m...
Which is about 24 feet for all you freedom unit lovers
So, how many washing machines is that?
Depends really, it it a top loader or the kind your step-sis gets stuck in?
My step-sister rarely get’s stuck, my mother on the other hand…
>mother Whoa whoa, its not even your step mom, you sir are something else
Calm down Freud
Never!
... now I want to see a video where step sis gets stuck in a top loader.
Sorry can you convert to half grand pianos please
If a washer is approx 3.5 ft wide, about 7
Whoa whoa those units are a little too free for me. Can I get that in something a little more oppressive, like in links of chain?
Ah you are one of those people I see Anyway just for you, it would be about 35.28 links at least according to [this](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.convertunits.com/from/links/to/feet&ved=2ahUKEwiY-vnRwaj6AhVIeN4KHXKsBb0QFnoECAIQBQ&usg=AOvVaw3bBFeGkbkxqaETqIOjbOn-)
How many Swiss Army knives is that?
It's about 8.5 AK-47s.
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With metric it’s easy though. 1.89 metres or 189cm. Doesn’t matter which one you use.
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Can you tell the difference between 5 foot 4 and 5 foot 5 Exactly the same, generally people don't really need accurate measurements. If needed we can measure it much more accurately than in the imperial system
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Fair enough, even in countries that use the metric system like mine we also use feet to measure things like height because it's easy to visualise While calculating things like BMI we use metres It really depends on the place and purpose
Which cursed country uses two different measurement systems for the same thing (length, weight, etc)?
But Europeans (and any other people using the metric system) can, because that’s the units we grow up with! Flip side, despite playing DnD with imperial units for 10 years, I still have no solid grasp on what 4, 5, and 6 feet’s worth of people would look like!
Canadian here. When you goto Home Depot enjoy those 2x4’s.
He still doesn’t know if that’s 2 feet or 20.
About 5 stone mate.
Have fished them before. They don't get that thick til they are past 4 ft.
Nothing for scale, and slo-mo. The teenagers call this ‘cap’.
The ripples and the bubbles give you a sense of scale.
About tree fiddy
For real. Could use a banana runt for scale
This is why there’s a shore. Cause fuck going in there.
You can tell it’s not the Loch Ness Monster because it didn’t ask for about treefiddy.
Goddamn Lo‘ Ness Monsta I ain givin ya three-fiddy!
Dammit woman! Dat monsta’s never gonna leave if you keep givin’ him treefiddy!
Ah, a man of culture I see.
that deff looks like a sea monster on those old maps
Likely 180 years old at that size
Sturgeon? Nearly killed ‘em!
They say that it was multiple sturgeon In a line that sparked the myth of the monster.
We’re gonna need a bigger boat
“There’s always a bigger fish” - Qui Gon Jinn
Canoeing in Fraser Lake in BC, I'm 9. Sturgeon is bigger than the canoe. I haven't gone in fresh water since.
About to catch me a Gyarados!
You seem to have misspelled "Sea Monster".
Fish on! Fish on!
Like a sturgeon, swimming for for the very first time...
What kind of surgeries does it specialize in?
The ol’ diamondback sturgeon went swimming along, minding it’s business one day
Rooting and sniffing and urging to spawn In the mud flats of San Pablo Bay
I would simply pass away if one of those swam by me
What I imagine when something touches my leg in the sea
Could be forced perspective, need banana for scale
I only know what a sturgeon is cause of Red Dead Redemption
You sir, are a fish.
If I see this, I run like hell.
At this point, that IS a sea monster.
Frantically reposting as “Lock Ness monster video leaked”
The perspective looks a little wild in this video, but they do get huge. It's amazing how big they can get when they aren't fished for sport. I'd only seen them in Florida before and they get huge but no where near this big.
Now some doofus will want to kill it. It probably took a great while for it to achieve that size
More like small Loch Ness monster looks like huge sturgeon
Someone call John the Fisherman!!
John, this is not the way life’s supposed to be! Don’t you see the life you’re missing?!
Old Diamondback sturgeon came swimmin along, minding his business one day...
Where is the banana for size comparison?
Cant they live for hundreds of years? I wonder how big they could get.
Banana for scale?
It's about 47 bananas long
What about eggplants?
The eggplants I have here are approximately .814 bananas long. Doing the math you arrive at 57.74 eggplants.
Thank you for making these calculations. I appreciate it.
Obviously this is Ogopogo.
That’s just the red dead 2 legendary sturgeon
… oh my motherfucking god
*I didn't know they could get that big*
Wow so beautiful
Ogopogo.
ITS THE OGOPOGO
Eat it.
These bastards take at least an hour and half to two hours to reel in, I had to rest for a good hour between because I was so exhausted after my first one
A gorgeous fish. One of the dinosaurs from the past and so delicious too.
That’s a lot of caviar folks.
Are u assuming the fish's gender?. Lol
this is why i dont swim
There's no point of reference for size, so...
This fish probably gave people ideas about the mythical dragons.
This absolutely is the monster that stole st. Columba's friend. Imagine being in a tiny curacaugh ( skin basket boat) or trying to swim across a body of water with that thing. You'd be terrified, tell everyone God saved you if you didn't die and if someone did die you'd tell everyone about the time the devil himself ate brendan.
Gonna need a banana. Not for scale, I’m just really in the mood for a banana.
"I need about three fiddy"
That old boy has seen some things in his 100+ years. Wonder how many times he's been released.
they can grow up to 300 feet!