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Edwards Ferry 7/1
I headed out on the upper potomac today for the first time. Put in around 2:30 and spent the first hour figuring out what to do. I started at Edwards ferry and went upriver first thinking I would float back down. I didn't catch anything so I decided to paddle below the ramp and try there. I quickly found some good areas to fish and managed to get 6 smallies in about an hour. Lost 3 fish as well. I left in a hurry and didn't bring any terminal tackle. All I had was soft plastics and 2/0 hooks. No weights or jigheads! I managed to find a jighead kicking around in the bottom of my kayak and good thing to because I have always had the best luck catching smallies on a simple grub and jighead.
No real size to most of the fish but the one big one was probably a 14incher. I forgot how hard they fight. I got the largest one close to the kayak and it ran again and almost pulled the rod out of my hand.photo 5.jpgphoto 1.jpgphoto 2.jpgphoto 3.jpgphoto 4.jpg
No real size to most of the fish but the one big one was probably a 14incher. I forgot how hard they fight. I got the largest one close to the kayak and it ran again and almost pulled the rod out of my hand.photo 5.jpgphoto 1.jpgphoto 2.jpgphoto 3.jpgphoto 4.jpg