SJHT CARNEGIE LAKE Club Results Sat. 08-03-24

[BigNasty06]

Place: CARNEGIE LAKE, Princeton, NJ
Date: SAT. Aug. 03, 2024
Time: 6:00am-02:00pm
Weather:  Very warm and humid Start 76 Degrees after over night rain storms.  Warming even more to 90 Degrees.
Water Temps: 83.8 at start up to 84.4 in other areas of the lake.  Cooler heading near the smaller creek.
Water Clarity: Visability less than 1.5'.  Somewhat murking due to torrential downpours from overnight.
Wind: 5~10MPH
Best Lure: Finesse Ned Rig Jigs laced with Baby D-Bombs, crankbaits, and occasionally dropshotting due to the reluctance of moving baits.
Depths fished: 2.0'~4.5'
Limit: 3 Bass
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Welcome to SJHT 11th event of the 2024 Season as SJHT anglers made another Central Jersey swing to fish Carnegie Lake.





On Saturday, 7 anglers came out ito do battle with the always varied species body of water known as Carnegie.  Numbers caught was decent but finding the right ones appeared very tough.

Let's Go!

Please give a big congrats to 1st place, and Lunker winner   Rob *Never Give Up* Masterson with 3 Bass going 4.02lbs. Rob's Lunker went 1.89lbs.   2nd Place was won by Mike Del Monico with 3 bass going 3.69lbs.     Third place was won by Dennis *Jiggen Den* Tolentino with 2 Bass going 2.09 .lbs.  MISC was won by BN06 with a .55lb Shad.

CARNEGIE LAKE TALE OF TAPE:




Rob's 1st Place  and Lunker with 3 Bass at 4.02lbs



Mike Del Monico's 2nd Place winner bag of 3 Bass going 3.69lbs:



Jiggen Den's 3rd Place Bag going 2.09 lbs:



Other Anglers catches and Scenary

BN06's solo bass going 1.67lbs



BN06's .55lb MISC. Shad



Bills Sole Bass going 1.09 lbs



Trappers Solo Bass going .87 lbs.



Carnegie Lake views on water:





Summary:  Well...well...well.  Carnegie lake always seems to produce good numbers along with good weights.  Maybe we should have fished the NJ Bass Nation Youth event as those kids definitelhy caught some nice bags....with some 2lbers mixed in.  LOl!!!  As for SJHT, anglers caught dink after dink after dinks, with no one breaking the 2lb mark.  I mean, personally it was tough.  Not getting a single bite alongside the far side of the ramp near the walking/biking trail.  The Bass seem to relate out in the open suddle deeper holes and wanted it very slowly.  I can't recall any one angler culling.  After performing some on the water hook removal surgey on fellow angler Scott, my bites seem to pick up.  Maybe this was my reward.  LOL.  Go figure.

Anyways, we had 11 bass weighed in weighing a total of 13.43lbs.  This gave way to a 1.22 lb. per avgerage.  6 out of 7 anglers caught at least 1 Bass.  Only 1 Misc. weighed in.  We had 1 dead fish penalty. Numerous shorts caught but nothing even approaching what we're use to with a kicker bass of 3~4lbers.  The overnight weather, rain, and possibly barometric pressure may have influence the bite rate but kudo's to those that figured them out...especially those kids fishing the NJ Bass Nation YOUTH Division and there boat Captains.


Overall.... 2 anglers caught there 3 Bass Limit.           

Congrats to Rob Masterson, Mike Del Monico, Jiggen Den, and BN06 on your perforrmances.

Next up is MANASQUAN RES. next week.

Tightlines,
BN06