
Sturgeon fishing on the Volga River, 1924. Pictured here are Beluga Sturgeon, which can reach immense sizes of up to 7 metres. The record Beluga Sturgeon was caught in the Volga estuary in 1827 and weighed 1,571 kg. / src: imgur
images that haunt us

Sturgeon fishing on the Volga River, 1924. Pictured here are Beluga Sturgeon, which can reach immense sizes of up to 7 metres. The record Beluga Sturgeon was caught in the Volga estuary in 1827 and weighed 1,571 kg. / src: imgur

436 pound record Black Sea Bass being reeled up (the Bass flag flying) caught by Levin Graham Murphy on 80 line, Santa Catalina Island, July 16, 1905 / src: Islapedia.com

Captain Jim Gardner (and two other men) Poses with Black Sea Bass Caught with Rod (and reel) in 1907 at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, CA.
/ src: islapedia.com

Charles Frederick Ironmonger ::
World’s record Giant Sea Bass, 428 pounds, caught by John I. Perkins, boatman from
Farnsworth, with rod and reel in 57 minutes
Santa Catalina Island, California, June 31, 1905 / source: big fishes of the world
more [+] by this photographer

Charles Frederick Ironmonger :: A Fish-woman in Victorian dress (Mrs. E.N. Dickerson, of New York) stands next to her prize catch of a 363 pound black sea bass (caught with rod and reel in 35 or 55 minutes), Santa Catalina Island, California, 1901 / source: islapedia.com
more [+] by this photographer