Canal piggys
 

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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Yes big SMBs! :D I got nothing in the river either, nice seeing you again + meeting little shuck.

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The RARITAN has missed you! Glad to see you wacked some pig Smallies. They are beautiful fish! YEA BUDDY!:D

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The RR has been tuff, I should be doing better by now. But the canal has been saving the day !

Nice smallies!

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Where’s my invite??!!! Nice pigs!! 👍👍

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Nice SMB !

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Holy smallmouths! Very nice!

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And the mystery question is....Were they from the Raritan or Delaware?

Very nice bass.

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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.

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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.