Raritan river 4/24/17:

[AndyS]

4/24/17. On a hunch I headed out. Had another fish almost rip the rod out of my hand but lost it. Caught and released this little guy. Love fishing that Raritan river. The Striped Bass seemed a little beat up, maybe from hanging out in the shallow water. No red marks or lesions and the fish was feeding and looked healthy.
Caught on 4lb. test and a small 3/32 oz. Black Marabou jig. An absolute blast !!
NO river too large to fish !!

[AndyS]

I only fished for an hour or so. Went down to Johnson Park and did a few throws by the D&R canal out flow, nothing. I did find half of the rod FastEddie lost down by Johnson park.
Also pulled out a long metal object. So I fished, caught fish, and left it cleaner than I found it.

[thmyorke1]

How long was the fight? Impressive size on that fish

[AndyS]

Pretty good fight on the UL with 4 lb. test. I was actually looking for SMB.

[Eskimo]

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Nice Striper. It's always a great surprise when a big fish smashes a tiny lure. The hard part is landing a big fish with a whippy ultra-light rod with no back bone.

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[JimmyL]

Love it, man. Good stuff! What a treasure chest this river can be.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Ohhhhhhhh Andy you river maniac! Leave those Trouts alone! That is a chubby beautiful river Striper! Good one bud! 4 lb test, Hahahaha, good times!!!

[NorthJerzyG]

Nice job Andy!! I lost a big fish like that in the D last year and it still haunts me!!! Those schoolies are a blast on light tackle!!!!

[kcritch]

Very cool buddy. Way to make that jig keep paying off for ya. Nice stripes.

[Mark B.]

BWaaarghhh!! (spelling?),………..no fish in the lower Raritan,……..needs stocking!!