State Record Carp

[catfishonthelake]

Congrats on a fantastic fish man and more props for letting it go free. I just got into carp fishing last year, I absolutely love it and I have no idea why more people don't do it. People drive an hour to go fish for 12-inch trout and I can go two blocks from my house in Garwood and catch 20+ pound fish. One of the most underrated fishing opportunities in NJ. I used to date a girl from Baldwinsville too. I've caught some big smallies from Onondaga. Good luck man and again...congrats.

[shucker]

Originally Posted by catfishonthelake

Congrats on a fantastic fish man and more props for letting it go free. I just got into carp fishing last year, I absolutely love it and I have no idea why more people don't do it. People drive an hour to go fish for 12-inch trout and I can go two blocks from my house in Garwood and catch 20+ pound fish. One of the most underrated fishing opportunities in NJ. I used to date a girl from Baldwinsville too. I've caught some big smallies from Onondaga. Good luck man and again...congrats.

The reason we drive an hour plus is to get away from being 10 min from the house and enjoy the outdoors and picking apart a river in hopes of big fish on lite tackle.

[Outofline]

Agreed Shucker! Nothing like finding a stretch of stream that doesn't get a lot of pressure, and working it to find those nice fish! We all pretty much live close to somewhere we can fish on a regular basis, but there's nothing like finding a nice secluded section away from everyone (plus, I like enjoy hiking to those tucked away spots)

[saxmatt]

I'm the same way. I hate noise, people crossing my lines, people drilling holes right next to me on the ice, jet skiis...I love going out of my way to find some peace and quiet, and when you're lugging around 50 pounds of carp gear or dragging a sled full of pike and muskie gear through the snow those long hikes are damn good exercise too!

[GoIslanders]

Excellent pictures. Based on them, there should be a catch and release category of state records.

[lunkertaker]

AWESOME FISH...AWESOME PICS!

Catch and Release a RIVER MONSTER TOTALLY AWESOME

Downside-not a certified record...Upside-RECORD HOLDER here on NJfishing.com

Way to Go Dude

[catfishonthelake]

Originally Posted by shucker

The reason we drive an hour plus is to get away from being 10 min from the house and enjoy the outdoors and picking apart a river in hopes of big fish on lite tackle.

I refuse to fish in crowds and have plenty of spots no one knows about. I love the outdoors as much as anyone and God knows I've spent hours driving, hiking or canoeing to catch fish. I guess I just never understood the whole trout thing.

[Tony Cav]

"Mirror" Carp...caught in 1983, Canal at Duke Island....40 pounds-ish

[Jigsmith]

Awesome fish saxmatt. Nice job on the release as well. Carp are certainly underrated...but I kind of like it that way. I would never want them to get too popular.