Raritan smb mini-blitz

[thmyorke1]

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.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Wow some nice river Smallies right there!!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Yea buddy! River Bronze! Great catch my man! Those Quillbacks are interesting creatures. Haha! Tons of them in there too!

[DanH]

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]

Originally Posted by DanH

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]

Healthy lookin' bass, kewl !

[HerringKing]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

Those Quillbacks are interesting creatures. Haha! Tons of them in there too!

Its a species on my "wanna catch" list.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by HerringKing

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

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