Swimbait Mirror Carp - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

Skunk City · #1 03-05-2014, 08:45 PM

Dusted the cobwebs off my rods and hit the open water with FastEddie today. Drowned shiners and casted plugs in a few different spots, water was cold! USGS chart says 33 degrees. Not much happening at all until this weird catch. Had something wack my 4" swimshad, Pike right? Wrong lol. Legit mouth hooked Mirror Carp, my first Mirror. Ugly fish, but it chased the skunk on a cold winter day. This time last year we were crushing Pike, oh how things have changed! Back to the ice this weekend!

ScowardNJ · #2 03-05-2014, 08:53 PM

Whoa! Never seen one of those things....These fish are freezing their scales off! Always fun beating the skunk by catching a freak!

stevejordan · #3 03-05-2014, 10:35 PM

thing looks disgusting lol

Jigman13 · #4 03-05-2014, 10:40 PM

Niiice... I've never even heard of a mirror carp. Bet it still pulled!!

saxmatt · #5 03-05-2014, 10:46 PM

Nice catch! Mirrors are hard to find in NJ.

GetANet · #6 03-05-2014, 10:55 PM

Cool looking fish and way to wet a line in the open water!

#7 03-05-2014, 11:04 PM

WOW!....That is a very unique looking carp....Good job....

FASTEDDIE29 · #8 03-06-2014, 07:52 AM

Gotta beat the SKUNK somehow. That crazy Carp took that swim bait like a champ. Definately an interesting specimen. Damn water is pretty cold still. Well be on the ice for a while. YEA BUDDY!!!

Mikey topaz · #9 03-06-2014, 08:26 AM

Good stuff boyz,and x2 ugly sob!

kcritch · #10 03-06-2014, 10:22 AM

Those are very cool fish....and a freaky way to get one too! Nicely Done Skunk.