‘It's Euphoria': Angler Awestruck After Hauling in Gargantuan Sturgeon From Fraser River
He loads up fishing gear and bait, along with the homemade Polish sausages and hams that his wife has prepared for his guests.
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‘It's Euphoria': Angler Awestruck After Hauling in Gargantuan Sturgeon From Fraser River
At 6:30 a.m., Robert Wozniakiewicz powers up his 22-foot aluminum Thunder Jet boat to take clients out on a raging river in search of dinosaur-sized fish. He loads up fishing gear and bait, along with the homemade Polish sausages and hams that his wife has prepared for his guests.
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