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Published February 15, 2010, 12:00 AM

That is a big one


This record 212.2-pound sturgeon was speared by Ron Grishaber of Appleton, Wis., on Feb. 13 from Lake Winnebago near Oshkosh, Wis., on opening day of Wisconsin's 2010 sturgeon spearing season. The previous record was a 188-pound sturgeon caught during the 2004 spearing season. (Photo by Kendal Liebzeit, provided by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)


Read the article: Record 212-pound sturgeon speared in Wisconsin believed to be 100 years old