New state record Muskie ?

[AndyS]

From Greenwood Lake, nothing official yet.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Beautiful fish!!!! It definitely sucks that the beast apparently isn't swimming anymore. Guess this angler didn't want a replica. Ahhhhhhh, great catch regardless!

[Skunk City]

Just read on FB that is weighed in at 40.76 pounds and measured out to 51.5 inches. Not a state record, but close.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Bob Neals, Monksville, 42lbs 13ozs. This angler came real close, WOW!!!

[ScowardNJ]

I just mugged this off a facebook post.

" Just weighed it in on a certified scale at the hatchery. 40.76 pounds and taped 51.5 inches. Fish was caught 12/14/14 at 7 am on Greenwood. Weighed a day and a half later wonder what the weight loss on that would be? Caught from a boat vertically jigging for walleyes on 6 pound test."

In NJ?

[Mikeps326]

Amazing catch! But not that I'm ever going to catch a state record fish but if you catch a record fish it'll be really hard to keep a record fish alive one stress two age and three all the measurements they have to do, don't you guys think they're should be an easier way or does the state make it this way so no one can't catch it next year and get another record?

[AndyS]

http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/recfish.htm

[The Birdman]

wow shes a fatty.
I was there on Sat and all i got were rocks, tree limbs, old fishing line, towels, and slight frostbite. me on 1 other boat fishing the whole day.

If i were to catch a potential state record i would absolutely try and keep it alive for the official measurements but i did not know they cut it open to check for stomach content. I would rather have the unofficial measurements and pictures vs my name on paper. then release it into wanaque res never to be seen again. thats my 2cents.
where is ther more info on this catch?

[buzzbaiter]

I'd rather throw it back than kill the poor thing for ego or applause. I don't need it hanging on my wall either. It would just be a reminder of a really bad decision.

[PCO]

A Musky with those exact dimensions was C&R this summer out of Small Craft Marina on the NJ side. I guess that fish wasn't so lucky this time!