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Well, I thought I had a great day yesterday so I told my buddie who can use a nice pike on his line & he was game for today. Waited till he actualy lost a fish to throw mine so he had better of a chance. But I wasn't goin be just watchin him. So, threw my lure bout 15-20 times n hooked her. She felt big right off the bat with my strong ass pole bent like me on new years. About a 10-15 minute fight n my buddy A helped with a no crash landing. It felt great!! I'm sure its my pb, it wieghed about 22-23 lbs I'd say without a scale. I'm on ur tail J.V.. TIGHT LINEZ FELLAZ!!!

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Beast !!!! Great Catch!!!! That fish is THICK Bro!!!!!!

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That's a fish called karma. Awesome catch, you deserve it.

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Jesus Christ that's a friggin beast dude! Holy f*ck! Did u get any kind of measurements at all??? Congrats man!

And what did she eat???

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Now THAT'S a pike! Hell of a fish, congrats!

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Impressive! Any measurements?

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Thanks fellaz. No measurements wanted the fish back in quik n was tryin to be promt. But, there are 3 things I don't do; steal, snitch, or lie, all will get you in bad predicaments. Trust. That being said, IMO, 45" 23lbs. I say this to be safe, I think it's bigger...but feel safe with those numbers. Nonetheless, my best yet and one he'll of a fight! Think it might've been the 1 that shredded my 20lb leader yesterday but no lure or leader on her.? Hmmm. Do I have to get out there 2morrow too?

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Nice!! Big pike, congrats

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Can't think of better word than just awesome..Great catch great pic..Now you have a personel challenge to top that critter, best of luck...

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Looks like lower river in Garfield.

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Can't argue with you. Huge fish man. Don't get to see many like that pulled out of the river. Congrats

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If that fish is 45", which is a stroooooong possibility, then it'd put its weight well over 23 lbs dude. Look at the girth on that thing!!

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:eek: NICE!!

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Wow, thanks for showing us pike like that still swim nj waters. That is tremendous!

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Beautiful fish man! What lure were you throwing????

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A true NJ River monster! epic catch man !

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wait is that a maple leaf on that pike's cheek??? it's a canadian pike!!!

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DAYUM !!! Wish we had them like that over here in the Millstone. 30 years of stocking pike in there and maybe one or two caught.

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Wow...impressive catch

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This is the fattest pike that I have seen come out of the river. Congratulations on a job well done!

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A NJ River Monster without a doubt! That is a huge River Pike. It may be the biggest fattest Pike I've ever seen in NJ! AWESOME catch! It's hard to guesstimate the length but I'll say the fish is over 25 lbs easily. Well done!!! Congrats on a new PB Pike!!!!:D

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with out a doubt the fattest NJ Pike I've ever seen. Awesome fish man! MONSTER!

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That's a Marshawn Lynch Fish...BEAST MODE 24/7!!! Nicely done dude.

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Nice fish dude, congrats!

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im saying thats all of 30 pounds. awesome fish dude!

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Wow! That is awesome. I have been fishing the P forever and haven't caught one close to that; its every bit of of 25+ all fat with eggs and ready for the Feb spawn that never happens

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Re: the spawning comment... Nature always finds a way. Pretty sure they're procreating in the river. Pickerel-pike hybrids are caught in that river which indicates some form of successful breeding. I think the State is still looking for evidence, however. Mark B. would know more about it though.

Back to the beast... I keep looking at it and saying "holy sh*t!"

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thats a pig, def the fattest Ive seen come out of NJ. this is the perfect time of the year for pigs, they are still eating well and wont thin up by using their fat til after the new year. that fish is super thick, lots of suckers, carp, and panfish inhaled thru that mouth for sure........good job

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Well, considering I've caught 1 puny pike in the passaic that is freakin gargantuan !! Heck of a catch man !

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Absolute monster on any river and even a bigger monster on the Passaic. Congrats on a great fish....well deserved !

Danny V

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Congrats man! That is a slob of a fish!!

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Thanks again fellaz, I'm still PUMPED!! If you go to Meltzer's Sporting Goods in Garfield just ask what the dude with the Steelers hat uses, they'll show you everything I pick out.
So, after all the positive feedback u guys gave I had to look further & compare. The NJ record stands @ 30lbs 8.5 ounces with a length of 46" & a girth of 22.25". It is held by a gentleman initialed J.V. and was caught out of Pompton Lake, ( red shirt below). In all reality, can I unofficially say I'm wearing the belt guys? Lemme know.
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Although it's very difficult to determine the length of your fish from this photo, I say you got em on the girth alone. Fish is just so damn thick it's insane. I think you may have it by a couple lbs. Congrats again on an AMAZING catch!!!:D

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Kinda glad you didn't get the measurements but a great pic instead. I'd hate to see everyone killing every nice fish they think might be a record. Beside, anyone that wants to have a mount made just needs pics and measurements. Foam mounts look just as good if not better and last longer.

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You can tell that's a big fish by its head. Great fish once again. That thing is built like a carp

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That's an absolute monster catch man.

Congrats.

Andre

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I think your length estimate is a little high but your weight estimate is a little low. I'd guess it's 40-42" and around 25lbs. When I first saw the pic of the NJ state record pike I didn't think it was a 30 but pics can be deceiving. In the pic of the record he is holding the pike closer to his body and the camera is farther away. In your pic you are holding the fish out more and the camera is closer to the fish. Here's another pic of the record where you can see the true size of the fish. It doesn't even look like the same pike. Again, congrats on the catch, that's one hell of a fish!

http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/att...0&d=1252687089

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INSANE! and I love your philosophy,there are 3 things I don't do; steal, snitch, or lie, all will get you in bad predicaments.

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Was the Pompton fish released?

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Here's a 42" 23lb and a 44" 27 for reference. Your fish looks more like the 23, give or take a few pounds.

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