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28" and 28.5"... Now to get one through the damn ice!

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The only places I get Skunked regularly are...
Round Valley
Spruce Run
Raritan River - But only the South Branch the North Branch and the main stem.
Little Swarts
Big Swarts
Oxford Furnace
Cranberry Lake
Carnegie Lake
D&R Canal - But only between the Raritan and the Delaware Rivers
Merrill Creek
The Delaware River - Only the part that borders NJ
Lake Hopatcong
Manasquan Reservoir
Bedminster Pond
Colonial Lake
Farrington
Mercer
Assunpink
Stony Brook Lake
Aeroflex
Lake Musconetcong
and for salt just the Atlantic Ocean.

And I aint lyin'!!!!:mad:

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Manasquan reservoir. Watched videos, read articles, catch fish on other lakes ON THE SAME DAY but I can never buy a bite on that lake to save my ass. Also, I've caught dozens of hybrids out of there but none larger than 15 inches :confused: Its super frustrating as I live only 30 mins away. oh well must just be me. :rolleyes:

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Musconetcong river. Of that ENTIRE river, I have caught no more than 4 fish, all from bloomsbury. God that river is pretty to look at but so bad for me to fish. Haha

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Manasquan Reservoir, I've kayaked there a bunch of times and have yet to catch a fish. Next is Split Rock Reservoir, I finally caught a small bass after 7-8 trips. I don't do well in the deeper waters.

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split rock has been decent to me as well as monksville, considering i had to learn both solo with no tips other than what i could scrounge up randomly online.

my best advice would be to hit those lakes during a season where you'd expect the target fish to be more predictable. so I'd hit split rock in the spring and target the weeds growing in the shallows maybe for example and have a good chance of hooking a largemouth (even if your optimal target is sm bass) just to get some confidence for the lake.

I'd say keep it simple and just try to catch something, anything, to start.

i'll try to heed my own advice for budd lake...but damnit if there is any structure in there, i can't find it...the damn place is like a barren waste bowl of nothing!!!.....sorry haha

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would be my nominee as I really do not do much freshwater fishing but i used to go there as a kid & caught 2 pike no bigger than a good sized pickerel in like 20 trips usualy saved the skunk by catching a bluegill on something

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It's never where I fish, it's actually who I fish with. I have a friend who I fish with from time to time, no matter where I fish, if he is there... Skunked!

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Headgates-3 times. Caught one sunfish. Saw a snake. Will return.

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Skunksville, Dead Sea, whatever you want to call it. I have vowed never to go back to the Ville. Second is Pompton Lake. I go there every spring to run my first boat trip because it is iced out pretty early. I have made many trips and can never get bit. Anyone have any success on Pompton in the very early season? I know the guys do well catching panfish from the bridge. I have joined in and caught lots of crappies and perch. Just can't get the bass or pike to bite early there.