First Fish Of The New Year

[catfishonthelake]

After seeing how beautiful it was today, me and the lady decided to get outside for a hike. After checking the NY/NJ Trail Conference site, she asked if I wanted to take a walk around Manasquan Resevoir. Knowing there's a few musky in there, I figured what the heck. I brought along a musky rod and some big baits to try and toss up a prayer and maybe get lucky. First off, I had never been down here and this place is pretty nice. I'd love to stick a boat in there, and although I don't have one, there is a fair amount of good shore access. We hiked the first 3 miles of the trail and came to a windswept rip-rap that looked like prime habitat for a big predator. On the third cast I nailed this chunk largemouth on a huge Rapala Subwalk. I only fished for 30 minutes total, but not a bad start to the year. There were other spots on the shore that looked pretty sexy. I'll be back.

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[AndyS]

Nice bass !

[LongBallLarry]

Awesome man!! also pic looks amazing... What camera is that?

[catfishonthelake]

Thanks Larry. The camera is a Panasonic Lumix. Nothing crazy, just a point and click. It's a couple years old, but I did my homework and narrrowed it down to this one and the Canon Powershot. The Powershot was out of stock at SEARS, so I got this one. It takes fantastic pics and the price was right. Also, the sun was setting for this pic and was at Lindsay's back so the light was perfect.

[Jerseydix]

Awesome catch! That lake IS amazing. Although I've never landed any Muskies there, I have seen a few nice size tigers cruising and basking in the shallows there. What a way to start the year.

[dboyd101]

You've had an awesome & consistent streak of great shots with some really nice fish! Hope 2012 continues to be successful for you :)

Looks like you had some nice structure to work with there too. Never been to the res before, but looks like a really nice place.

[Fish_Harder]

Nice fish Mark. I am sure that will help you continue your quest of 365 days of fishing. i love the new look at your website also. keep it up. you are almost home. After you are done the wedding plans willl make this look easy i bet. happy new year

[catfishonthelake]

Thanks guys! And I'm happy to hear you like the new look to the site. It's always good to hear from people who are reading it!!!

[Skunk City]

Beautiful fish Mark and even cooler considering it hit that monster lure in JANUARY :eek: !!

[NJ219bands]

outstanding

[ReelErIn]

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