Potential NJ State Record Carp,....

[Mark B.]

Just received a call from an angler who claimed that he caught a 55 lb. carp. It took him 22 minutes to land it.

As he didn't want to kill the fish, he asked if a State certified scale could be brought riverside to verify the new record weight.

I told him that we coudn't do that,...& the cert. scale here @ the Lab only goes to 50 lbs. We have cert. scales @ our hatcheries that go over 50.

As he didn't have the capability to transport it, alive, to a cert. scale, he said he was going take photos & release it.

[Webstersigam]

WOW, as long as the guy wasn't just a loon and was gernerally concerned about the life of the fish, I give him a lot of credit for going that root.

[Lard Almighty]

Awesome fish! I believe the current state record carp was also caught from the Raritan River, correct?

[shucker]

Yes it was Lard the south branch section,lotta good fishing in the raritan.

[AndyS]

Very strange story and chain of events, I would like to see a photo.

[bowzonly]

I float that river quite often and have been for many years now. Never saw one anywhere near that big. The canal next to it I might believe

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by Webstersigam

WOW, as long as the guy wasn't just a loon and was gernerally concerned about the life of the fish, I give him a lot of credit for going that root.

I believed the guy,....he sincerely didn't want to kill it for the record.

He said that he fished bass tournaments & had it in some kind of bass sling.

[catfishonthelake]

Sheesh. Everyone's a skeptic. Congrats to the angler for a great catch and for releasing the fish.

[june181901]

Ladies and Gentlemen:
For future reference: I do not believe there is a hospital in the state of NJ that would not have a certified scale in the morgue.

[sam18014]

Town of Clinton monster carp awesome fight on 4 lb test can of corn all you need