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Title: South Branch Smallmouths
Post by: Jakemeister on March 20, 2012, 07:46:26 PM

The past sunday me and three of my friends floated down the south branch river. My friend and I were in my 12ft duck boat i converted into a fresh water fishing boat. My other two friends were in there canoe. We dropped in at the opie bridge off river road in Hillsborough. Halfway between the Opie and the Studiford my one friend hooked up with a 1Lb smallmouth on a crawfish lure. Than right after my other friend caught a 2Lber on a shiner. It slowed down after that besides the 20 to 30Lb carp we seen swimming underneath every now and than. We floated all the way down to wear the North Branch and the South Branch become the Raritan river. We ancored up there for about a hour. I was throwing a rubber crawfish and hooked up with a fish. To my luck it spit the hook halfway to the boat. The last of our action was something taking a chunk out of my buddies large shiner. All and all it was a great day to spend on the river.

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Post by: fellinger on March 20, 2012, 07:58:59 PM

Good times!

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Post by: Hotrod on March 20, 2012, 08:37:30 PM

 clp t^

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Post by: SurfJockey on March 20, 2012, 09:06:59 PM

 t^

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Post by: Bucktail on March 20, 2012, 10:37:22 PM

Love the smallies!  Nice trip. t^

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Post by: Hunter 2 on March 21, 2012, 05:48:08 AM

Thanks for the report. t^

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Post by: BigAl13 on March 21, 2012, 06:00:50 AM

Way to go jake t^ t^

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Post by: Scott G. on March 21, 2012, 07:16:40 AM

 t^ clp t^

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Post by: bassnblues on March 21, 2012, 07:59:23 AM

Nice job. South

Branch smallies are definitly a sleeper fishery.

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Post by: Reel McCoy on March 21, 2012, 09:40:03 AM

 t^