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acabtp · #1 08-12-2011, 09:42 AM

The weather was great and the moon was bright, so I fished the Rockaway near my house in Denville last night around 10 pm. After tossing back a few small bullheads, I hooked into something much bigger... It took a couple runs and jumped out of the water, so I figured that I had a LMB. Much to my surprise when I got it to the bank...

Carp? 18", 3 pounds. I didn't know they were in the river here (upstream of the Boonton dams). Had some more bullheads and a rock bass before calling it a night around 11:30.

AJFISH13 · #2 08-12-2011, 09:52 AM

I believe that's actually a white sucker, not a carp. However, I don't think they get much bigger than that. Nice job.

acabtp · #3 08-12-2011, 09:56 AM

thanks. that had actually crossed my mind too, but i have never caught one anywhere near that large

catfishonthelake · #4 08-12-2011, 10:30 AM

Sucker. Lots of fun.

The Sinker Man · #5 08-12-2011, 10:40 AM

Sucker---nice size..found in most rivers around here...

bunker dunker · #6 08-12-2011, 10:54 AM

great fun in the early spring on the ulrta light.we call them river tarpon

acabtp · #7 08-12-2011, 11:03 AM

yeah, it was a fun fight. have caught them around here before, but only like 10".