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shucker
03-22-2021, 05:04 AM
Fished the Rarotonga and the canals this weekend with little shuck , no love in the river and 1 of the 3 locks we fished had action. Pulled 2 nice bronzes out drifting killed.
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thmyorke1
03-22-2021, 09:14 AM
Yes big SMBs! :D I got nothing in the river either, nice seeing you again + meeting little shuck.
FASTEDDIE29
03-22-2021, 01:33 PM
The RARITAN has missed you! Glad to see you wacked some pig Smallies. They are beautiful fish! YEA BUDDY!:D
DanH
03-22-2021, 07:39 PM
The RR has been tuff, I should be doing better by now. But the canal has been saving the day !

Nice smallies!
Pondhopper8
03-22-2021, 08:12 PM
Where’s my invite??!!! Nice pigs!! 👍👍
AndyS
03-22-2021, 11:56 PM
Nice SMB !
Jedhead
03-23-2021, 09:13 PM
Holy smallmouths! Very nice!
Bruce Litton
03-24-2021, 10:45 PM
And the mystery question is....Were they from the Raritan or Delaware?

Very nice bass.
Bruce Litton
03-24-2021, 10:50 PM
I'm sure they reproduce on whatever gravel in the canal, but though smallmouths flow in there from the Delaware, some might get in the canal from the Raritan when the water is really, really high?

Or at least get in there when guys catch them below & hike 'em up the bank.
thmyorke1
03-25-2021, 08:55 AM
I'm sure they reproduce on whatever gravel in the canal, but though smallmouths flow in there from the Delaware, some might get in the canal from the Raritan when the water is really, really high?

Or at least get in there when guys catch them below & hike 'em up the bank.

at least in my experience there's a lack of dink/young smbs in the canal. Every one ive seen was at least 2 lbs. Not surprising to me if they do reproduce in there though. I think it floods more between the millstone and the canal. I suppose a lot of bass make it over to the canal that way. Most likely from the delaware river though.