Craziest fishing moment 2016???

[TheDreamCatchers]

I was just wonderin any thing crazy you have witnessed recently (doesnt have to be 2016). Like a fish that was not supposed to be there or someone doing something crazy. For me I would say watching a guy catch a 7 pound bass on a hotdog, catching a 26 inch trout in a little creek, or losing a big pike while striper fishing.

[Suntzu]

Caught a trout in the Rahway river Christmas Eve

[saxmatt]

I helped my buddy unhook an otter that he caught through the ice while fishing a dead stick on an arctic warrior with a big dead golden for pike. We thought it was a monster pike for about 5 minutes until we saw fur under the hole.

[TheDreamCatchers]

Originally Posted by Suntzu

Caught a trout in the Rahway river Christmas Eve

Yeah im pretty sure they hold over under the dams where the cold water is. There is some surprisingly deep holes in that thin little river and some crazy species

[TheDreamCatchers]

Originally Posted by saxmatt

I helped my buddy unhook an otter that he caught through the ice while fishing a dead stick on an arctic warrior with a big dead golden for pike. We thought it was a monster pike for about 5 minutes until we saw fur under the hole.

Ive heard about ducks, turtles, even gators but mammals now, thats crazy

[MattK]

Craziest moment this year was watching a goose and swan fight eachother after the swan got too close to the baby geese. The goose fared better than I expected and the swan eventually backed off.

Runner up goes to the guy who got is 20+ foot boat stuck on the boat launch at cranberry lake...ended up waiting an hour or so for him to get off the ramp.

[Eskimo]

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I have to say 2016 was relatively drama-free for me. I had a few minor conflicts, but this year I didn't have any near-death experiences caused by inattentive boaters nearly running down my little kayak.

There was a couple of times this year I felt my life might be in danger. One time I was night fishing from my kayak in a big, secluded state park. Around 10:00 pm, I beached my kayak at the boat ramp surprised to see there was nobody catfishing off the ramp that night. When I was walking to my car, I was startled by a few guys just standing in the dark. Not fishing or loading up their boats. Just standing in pitch blackness. I thought for sure I was about to go missing and end up on the back of a milk carton.

I always bitch about people picnicking on the boat ramps during the day, but a least I can comprehend what they're doing there. These guys weren't doing anything. Listening to them talk, they didn't seem to know each other. They didn't sound like they were there to do drugs or have gay sex - they were just guys with a lot of time on their hands who were all hanging out in the dark of a secluded boat ramp on a summer night. They talked about themselves and made note of the stars on a dark, moonless night.

The experience was strange and left me feeling vulnerable to being killed by weirdos who hang out at boat ramps in the middle of the night. I haven't fished at night from that spot since.

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[MudCat08]

Craziest moment for me was seeing a carp in Hackensack river start doing doughnuts on top of the water for a solid few seconds. Must have though it was a dolphin - walking on top of the water in circles like that.

I know carp like to jump a lot, but going in circles with the body above the water for such a long time is definitely not something I've ever seen before!

Second craziest moment was during carp fishing in the summer - was reeling in some corn on a hair jig to re-cast to a better spot and a little bass took down the moving corn! First time I ever caught a largemouth bass on corn..

[antgogz]

My craziest moment was watching a four pound bass try to swallow a crappie i had hooked. Luckily, i threw the crappie back and threw my jig right in front of the bass's nose and he hammered it. I have never had a bass follow a crappie in only small sunnies. It was definitely a memorable moment. Also, i had a forty inch pike follow my husky jerk rapala to my feet only to turn back around and swim away. Lol thats fishing!

[Mark B.]

A 14 lb. Redtail Catfish caught & released @ Duck Pond, Secaucus.