Carp - 30lb on first day

[cmoran719]

Went carp fishing with saxmatt and my friend Zach. Was friggen awesome. I learned so much from Matt... such a wealth of knowledge on fishing for these beasts. I had never caught a carp before, and in my first day of fishing for em I caught a sub-10 lb, a 19 lb, and a 30 lb fish! Each one of those fish was bigger than any fish I had ever caught before. Not a bad start to carp fishing!!! All together we got around 12 carp or so along with a bunch of small cats. Matt reeled in a bunch of teens, and Zach got a nice one near 20. Funny story about Zach's fish: His baitfeeder wasn't functioning properly and so when the fish hit it pulled the rod right into the water. Without hesitation Zach runs into the water (wearing khakis and sneakers) up to his knees to grab his rod before it was gone forever. Zach has always said that if his rod goes into the water, he's going in after it. It wasn't until today that I saw how true that really was lol

A big thanks to Matt for taking us out and teaching us the ways of carp fishing. He's put in a ton of effort and hours figuring out where and how to catch these giants, and I am grateful for all his help. I owe you my catches Matt.

30 pounder
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Double header!

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Zach's 20

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[TSouth]

Awesome haul! I need to learn the ways. Every time I'm fishing I always see huge carp and am never prepared to catch them. What rod/line wt did you use?

[FASTEDDIE29]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, WOW!!! Great job dudes! Congrats on a great day.

[AndyS]

Gotta give Saxmatt a HUGE kudos for taking guys out who ask. Not every day you come across someone who is so helpful and willing to show and teach others the ropes, a huge addtion to NJF !!

[saxmatt]

Still can't believe you got a 30 on your first day out. I know some guys who have put in a lot of time there and still haven't hit a 30. Congrats again, I'll post a few more pics later. Now you have to get a 40!

[jdigrande91]

Damn I really need to start targeting these monsters! lol Awesome catch!

[Polelock]

Nice fish guys!!

[Skunk City]

Sweet!

[jmurr711]

way to man 30lb carp aint no joke! kudos Matt thats great to see ya helping people get hooked on the philly tarpons!between all the bs that goes on in this place you see posts like this that shows why this place is the ebst website in the region for fishing

[Fish n Jeep]

Wow, very impressive. Remember, lift with your legs!

[saxmatt]

Here's a couple pics of the 30. I did well today too, 23 carp up to 34.8lbs.

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[jmurr711]

we should probably become best friends.

[NorthJerzyG]

They may not kill anyone, but those are some RIVER MONSTERS!!!!!!!

[GetANet]

He's most definetly one of the most experienced carp slayers i've ever met
the guy REALLY knows the book when it comes to carp for sure! Had the pleasure of fishing with him a few times and always an excellent and informational time!!!!!!