Raritan River Hybrids 9/24

[shucker]

I wasn't expecting much out of the Big R but was treated to 2 nice hybrids and a smattering of pickerel and dink smallies.The bass fought like lunatics when hooked,the smaller one went 19" and the bigger one was 24" and heavy.The Raritan has become one hell of a fishery this year,the only thing not pulled out of there is a sturgeon.
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[kcritch]

Nice Fish dude.....Did most of the fish hit on that jerk bait type plug I see in the Pickeral pic or that little jig?? in the Hybrid?

[Jigman13]

sweet Jebus... you guys are killin' it on the mighty Raritan. Hybrids, pure strain stripers, tigers, smallies, walleyes, LMBs... Awesome stuff.

That 24" must've RIPPED...

[Skunk City]

Nice 'brids! I have a feeling the fall feed bag is ON. What did the Hybrids hit?

[jimmythegreek]

It looks like they hit aa feather/maribou jig in chartruese w a black head, Im guessing 1/4oz weight by the looks of it, cant see if theres a trailer

shucker great job, Its hard to beleive there are that many hybrids that escaped spruce run and made it all the way down there, its amazing. The LH hybrids would have spilled into muscanetcong then into the delaware, my buddy has caught many out of lake muscanetcong years ago and Im sure with the last 2 years hurricanes many went over. Its a shame they are sterile, Id love to see them in other bodies of water, they LOVE current and are a great river fish, they love the rippin waters.........GREAT JOB

[shucker]

Yup got em on 1/4 bucktail no trailer in the "white water"

[FASTEDDIE29]

Great catch buddy! Those fish rip drag like freight trains. Gotta love that Raritan River. Congrats on an AWESOME catch!!!

[GetANet]

WOW! in one word!!!! Great job on the hybrids. AWESOME fighting fish in a lake, I can't even imagine on the river!!!!!

[AndyS]

Damn healthy lookin' fish !!! The river has come a long way since the 70's.