In Idaho, you can get a two-pole permit and use up to two rods apiece. If we have two guys on the boat, we'll have four rods out. Sturgeon fishing can be fast and furious, or we may catch only one or two sturgeon a day. I'm trying to get the bait fairly close to the sturgeon, but these fish haven't gotten that big by passing up a meal. They're constantly looking for food, and they try to find food by using their tentacles at the fronts of their noses that attract scent.
Sturgeon can really get a fix on food, and if they're in that hole, they'll find the food.
Well, the rod may go straight down, or you may have action like a trout bite. If you're getting those little trout bites, you want to have your rod in your hand. When you feel that little bump, bump, bump, wait until you feel a little bit of pressure weighed against it. Then set the hook as hard as you can. If you think you can break that rod setting the hook, you try it.