snwbrdr202
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Alright gentlemen, this is not a secret I share with just anyone! About a year or two ago...a friend and I spotted a large quarry about a mile back in the woods near my house here in SE PA. After carefully planning an entry and exit point, we managed to get back to this massive body of water. I spoke to a gentlemen who used to work there in the 70's, and he said it is deep; VERY deep. We knew we had to get down there and fish it ASAP. The first couple times we went down there, we just trail cleared. I got to use the legendary satin Battle Rat to help in this regard (thanks to a very generous Hog). Once we found a clearing that we could actually cast from, it was clear that we needed to get a boat down there! There was so much potential but we could only tap into where we could cast from the bank. I called my largest buddy Steve to help me carry a 70 lb. canoe back to the quarry, and we launched! The fish have been very rewarding, as there are some BEASTS in there. I took a few photos to share with you guys of the best adventure I have had yet this summer. Enjoy fellas!
First and foremost, you gotta do a gear check! Top water lures, first aid kit, extra hooks & lines, and a Camp Tramp are all musts
A good trail clearer is also key (I recommend a Battle Rat)!
The journey begins at a brush line behind building X (don't ask). You need to chop or muscle your way through the thicket.
Once you get deep enough into the bush, you can follow a flood zone down to a creek; its pretty damn thick bush!
Once you find the creek, you follow it to the narrow straight away.
When you get to the straight away, you follow it until you reach the hill.
This image was taken while looking down at a 45 degree angle. It is a crazy steep hill riddled with poison ivy and MASSIVE spider webs, and we had to drag our 70 lb. canoe up this sucker! Thank god we brought some cold Yuenglings (shout out to EDes)!
Once you get down the Hill, you are in the clear and looking at one of the most secret, pristine, and unspoiled fishing areas in all of SE PA. It is one of the best kept secrets among fisherman in the area, and we intend to keep it that way!
Proof is in the pictures! The two bass are mine, and the 3rd picture is my buddies mutant sunfish! That sunfish fought just as hard as my bass did; unbelievable.
Thanks for having a look guys! I'm sure this won't be the last quarry we explore
First and foremost, you gotta do a gear check! Top water lures, first aid kit, extra hooks & lines, and a Camp Tramp are all musts
A good trail clearer is also key (I recommend a Battle Rat)!The journey begins at a brush line behind building X (don't ask). You need to chop or muscle your way through the thicket.
Once you get deep enough into the bush, you can follow a flood zone down to a creek; its pretty damn thick bush!
Once you find the creek, you follow it to the narrow straight away.
When you get to the straight away, you follow it until you reach the hill.
This image was taken while looking down at a 45 degree angle. It is a crazy steep hill riddled with poison ivy and MASSIVE spider webs, and we had to drag our 70 lb. canoe up this sucker! Thank god we brought some cold Yuenglings (shout out to EDes)!
Once you get down the Hill, you are in the clear and looking at one of the most secret, pristine, and unspoiled fishing areas in all of SE PA. It is one of the best kept secrets among fisherman in the area, and we intend to keep it that way!
Proof is in the pictures! The two bass are mine, and the 3rd picture is my buddies mutant sunfish! That sunfish fought just as hard as my bass did; unbelievable.
Thanks for having a look guys! I'm sure this won't be the last quarry we explore
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Guess for now I will settle for my grandpas pond. Happy fishing everyone. Thanks again for letting me know what a true HOG bass looks like.
