Syracuse.com - Indianapolis team barely holds on to lead at Wild Carp Classic on the Seneca River (updated at 9 p.m. Monday)

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The top three teams are separated by a mere 91 pounds. The winner with the most combined weight will get $5,400 in the catch-and-release fishing contest, which features 50 straight hours of fishing. It ends at noon Tuesday. David Figura/The Post-StandardChristine Stout holds up one of the 39 carp that have given her and her partner, Justin Keaton, the lead. A coed team from Indianapolis continues to hold the lead at the WIld Carp Classic fishing tournament on the Seneca River as of Monday evening.But it's a slim one. Tournament co-director Jason Bernhardt said at 9 p.m. that Christine Stout and Justin Keaton remained in the lead with 39 fish, for a combined weight of 628 pounds and 5 ounces.Close behind were Tim Rumlow and Goran Batlak, (their hometowns were not available) with 35 fish weighing a total of 571 pounds, 12 ounces.In third were Jason Long, of Batavia and Dan Kelsey, of Attica, with 33 fish for combined weight of 537 pounds, 10 ounces.The team with the most combined weight of fish wins $5,400.The biggest fish overall so far, a common carp, was caught by the team of Chris Jackson and Scott Russell, of Pennsylvania and Texas, respectively. It weighed 34 pounds, 13 ounces. If it holds, they'll win $1,080.The biggest mirror carp was landed by the team of Eric Ames, of Constantia, and Steven Ware, of Fayetteville. If it holds, the team will get $1,080.There's 45 teams entered in the tournament, which has the anglers fishing for 50 straight hours at assigned locations along the Seneca River. It began at 10 a.m. Sunday and finishes at noon Tuesday.The tournament has a catch-and-release format. All fish are weighed and then released shotly after.For more, go to the Wild Carp Week Web site.On Facebook, to the event's page by searching for "Wild Carp Week".

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