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thmyorke1
03-17-2020, 11:18 PM
Fished saturday with a raritan-bud and caught 1 smb. First raritan smb of the year, and a chunky one too.

Figured there would still be some sort of a bite for SMB after work today, so tried a bit more downstream where I did well last year for early smb.

Was slow other than snagging two quilback.

Then hooked a slob fat pickerel that I decided to flip onto the logs I was standing on.
Like a Bassmaster Elite Series Angler, but a Pro Angler wouldnt land it between the gap of the two logs, nor use 6lb test to haul up a chunky pickerel :(
big oof moment. lost it

Casting out into the river, off of the log where I hooked the chain pickerel, would be 4 back to back hits, three of which I landed were smb.
And then no action after that.

all on wire leader + 1.8 oz jig with a 4-5 inch paddle tail in green.

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Gerry Zagorski
03-18-2020, 11:23 AM
Wow some nice river Smallies right there!!
FASTEDDIE29
03-18-2020, 02:11 PM
Yea buddy! River Bronze! Great catch my man! Those Quillbacks are interesting creatures. Haha! Tons of them in there too!:D
DanH
03-18-2020, 03:20 PM
Great job! The Raritan can be tough at times but when she cooperates its worth the work.
Got out early this morning and fished hard with not even a hit . So to avoid the skunk I went to the canal and caught two small pickerel .
Quailbacks ....you never know what the Raritan will give up ! ;)
thmyorke1
03-18-2020, 03:32 PM
Quailbacks ....you never know what the Raritan will give up ! ;) Did they hit a lure?

nah accidental snag in the dorsal fin, figures in that spot with how big the fin is
AndyS
03-18-2020, 06:56 PM
Healthy lookin' bass, kewl !
HerringKing
03-18-2020, 07:12 PM
Those Quillbacks are interesting creatures. Haha! Tons of them in there too!:D


Its a species on my "wanna catch" list.
thmyorke1
03-18-2020, 07:34 PM
Its a species on my "wanna catch" list.

I hear they eat like carp, fish between fish ladder and queens bridge. Youll probably end up catching a few 20 lb carp first tho, lol :D

I think theyre all over the river but i know theres lots down in that stretch.