By Louie Stout

Scott Solomon with big sturgeon

Scott Solomon not only won the junk fish pot in a tournament on St. Clair, but he blew it away.

Solomon was fishing a 2.75-inch tube on a 3/8-ounce jighead when a giant sturgeon clamped on during the Dearborn Firefighters fundraiser tournament.

And he landed the 60-inch, 75-pound monster that fish biologists estimate to be more than 25 years old.

It took him 30 minutes and he had the fish to the boat five times before he, Chad and George Lovell finally wrestled it into the boat.

And yes, it was hooked in the mouth. He caught the fish on 40-pound PowerPro braid and an American Angler spinning rod and Team Lew’s spinning reel.

“That reel took a pounding,” said Solomon, who lives in Edwardsburg, Mich. “We released the fish and provided the photo as proof to the tournament officials.”

The team finished fifth overall in the tournament.