Syracuse.com - Baldwinsville carp tournament director tries carp fishing in Tennesee

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He caught a 29-pound, 8-ounce mirror carp -- a personal best.

Jason Bernhardt with his 29-pound, 8-ounce mirror carp.  

Jason Bernhardt, of Baldwinsville, holds up a huge mirror carp that he landed while fishing a lake called Dale Hollow in Byrdstown, Tenn. He said it weighed 29 pounds, 8 ounces.

"I'll be here for 3 more days and I might even catch a better fish to send a pic of (especially a better quality pic), he said, adding he was fishing recreationally at the lake with some pros of Romanian descent from Chicago.

Bernhardt is tournament director of Wild Carp Companies, which is hosting the Wild Carp Week Triathlon May 18-24 on the Seneca River. The competition will feature $18,500 in prize money.

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