This is purely just for the experience.
No, the fish isn't huge, . No, he doesn't jump in the lake, .
But many Hopatcong people haven't been ice fishing. Some have. But there's a good amount who stay away from the lake when it gets cold.
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So, here's a clip of a guy who knows what he's doing, pulling a decent-sized pickerel from the middle of Lake Hopatcong with a huge smile on his face, just in time as the weather heads toward a turn for the freezing.
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