Braeden Rouse, who lives in Alberta, Canada, went fishing with friends on the Fraser River, and the results were surprising.
As an athlete in canoeing, Braeden Rouse decided to try his luck at fishing this time.
Braeden Rouse poses with a giant sturgeon.
Braeden Rouse stated: “In the winter, when the weather is freezing, we don’t practice canoeing. I went fishing with friends on the river as an exciting challenge in the cold weather. The weekend was the perfect time for me to try my luck.”
The sturgeon that Braeden Rouse caught measured 2.5 meters in length and weighed approximately 159 kg. He and his friend had to “battle” with the giant for about half an hour to try to bring it closer to shore.
Bringing in such a large fish was not easy. Braeden Rouse did everything he could to get the fish to move, but it was very challenging.
He said: “I knew it was very big. I pulled, but it didn’t seem to move at all. My friend realized it was a massive fish and started recording a video. But in reality, I was the one being pulled all over the river by the fish. I fought with it for about 25 minutes on the river.”
To capture the video, Braeden Rouse’s friend had to get onto his own kayak and follow him. The video clearly shows how quickly the sturgeon pulled Braeden Rouse along. “The giant fish pulled you faster than I could paddle,” Braeden Rouse exclaimed in the video.
Braeden Rouse mentioned that there were about three times he nearly passed out as the aggressive sturgeon swam away, and he had to struggle to keep the tip of the rod steady at the front of the kayak to avoid capsizing.
After the man shared images of the giant sturgeon on social media, it attracted the attention of netizens, many of whom were shocked to learn that Braeden Rouse caught such a massive fish from a kayak.
After bringing the fish ashore and taking commemorative photos, Braeden Rouse and his friend released the fish back into the water. “I love the release part after catching fish. It’s a particularly rewarding act. The fish swam away immediately, moving quickly and gracefully. When it made its final push, its tail fin rose above the water, looking very large.”
The giant sturgeon, often referred to as a living dinosaur, dates back to the Triassic period. The oldest fossils of this primitive fish date back 245-208 million years and have not undergone any significant evolutionary changes since then.
