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and weather reports several days before the derby , as a weather system approached California . With forecasts changing by the hour , it was clear that wind was going to be a factor come derby day .
“ The wind definitely played a factor . We had less quality fishing time bouncing around with the wind at least not until the tide was ripping ,”
McElroy noted .
“ Definitely hard to see the bites , boat control was tough and it was hard to keep focused ,” Borges said .
“ We had to find areas where the wind and tide were flowing in the same direction so the water was flat ,” Trapasso related .
The Addathon Ironman Sturgeon Derby is a 100 % catch and release platform that requires anglers to record a video of their catch being measured and safely released . Anglers then record each entry on a customized scorecard on their mobile device .
At the end of the derby , Doudna verifies each video submitted by the teams and audits them against the score cards . An innovative , yet purposeful way to not
only allow anglers to compete in a oneof-a-kind platform , but to also capture a glimpse into how the sturgeon population is doing .
“ There were a lot of shaker landed this year . Some of them smaller than 20 inches . High rainfall from earlier this year has a lot to do with that . It means we had some successful spawning ,” he said .
Doudna is currently pulling numbers from the 2017 spring derby to compare data . Findings from his research will be posted on the Addathon Iron Man Derby Facebook group .
For more information on the Addathon Ironman Sturgeon Derby , visit the Facebook page or e-mail Andy Doudna at addathonderby @ gmail . com
Fish Sniffer field editor Roland Aspiras caught and released this dandy West Delta sturgeon while soaking salmon roe during the Addathon Iron Man Sturgeon Derby on November 4 .
Photo by ROLAND ASPIRAS , Fish Sniffer Staff .
the water movement . On bigger tides , we fished shallow water from eight to 25 feet . On small tides , deeper water 30-75 feet . With the big tides we fished shallow during the middle of the tide and deep during the tide changes . We used lamprey eel and salmon roe for bait ,” Trapasso tipped .
Manny Borges of Vacaville and Mike Long of Fairfield took third place with 11 undersize , 10 slot-size and two over-size sturgeon .
” The fish were all over from the sloughs , Mothball Fleet and Pittsburg . Just had to find that ones that were on the chomp . Incoming tide seemed to produce more fish this go around , but we did get a few on the outgoing . We used eel , roe , grass and ghost shrimp ,” Borges noted .
Many of the teams eagerly looked at wind
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