Lunchtime Smallie

[kcritch]

My first NJ fish of 2018! Man it's a late start this year. Anyway...1 minute drive, 1 hour of fishing the NB of the Raritan, 1 nice fat Smallie. She was full of eggs and red around the mouth so definitely bedding. Water is still cold but this little heat wave is gettin 'em going I guess. Got her on a Ned Rig with a green pumpkin Zman TRD. Ultra lite trout rod with 4lb test too. Took a bit to get her in so as not to break off. Sorry for the crappy "13 year old flip phone" pics but it's all I got. This was a really nice fish for this part of the river...I was not expecting it and was freakin out with that light line and all those rocks!!! The flip phone just doesn't do it justice. Note: This is 2 pics of the same fish...before someone jumps on my ass for trying to BS anyone. :D

Yes Andy...The same Sh$t part of the NB that has no water and no fish. What can I say I'm not very original.

[akoop]

Nice fish. Warm weather is here hopefully it will get things going!

[Jigman13]

Nice Ken

[logs22]

Nice smallie! Way bigger than any smallie I have caught in NBRR.

[thmyorke1]

Nice smallie, I was dying to find one today.

Water just passed 50F today. Will be soaring even more.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Atta boy uncle Ken! That’s a beautiful Smallie ya got there. Gotta love those lunchtime fishing trips that produce. Gives ya a warm fuzzy fishy feeling inside!
YEA BUDDY!!!!!:D

[JDTuna]

Awesom, Ken! You certainly had a more productive lunch than me. I just had a burrito.

[kcritch]

Awesom, Ken! You certainly had a more productive lunch than me. I just had a burrito.

Ha..that's funny...but I do love me some Burrito dude! Good luck where ever you go tomorrow...cause I know you will be some place catchin' em up.

[Lard Almighty]

Sweet smallie Ken. You may not get out as much as you want, but when you do, you make it count!

[AndyS]

Nice SMB. Never mind the first NJ fish of 2018, it just finally stopped snowing last week !!:D

[Rich196]

Very nice fish. LOVE smallies. You cannot beat the Green Pumpkin NED rig this time of year, works AMAZING.

[icebadger]

that smallie looks like it has been eating well chunky fish. glad to hear that you got her back to the river great report:cool: