FLOAT AND FISH Etowah River Canton | Summer 2024

I've had a lot of people ask about going with me on this float. I made an open invite on social media and had a lot of interested. All in all 8 other people came to make the float with me. It was a mix of paddlers, anglers, and floaters. We had a good time, but the river was very low.
The low water levels and lack of rain resulted in much longer trip times, taking 9 hours instead of the planned 7-8hr trip. We still made it way before sundown.
Put in: East Cherokee In Ball Ground (Gober Beach)
Take Out: Murphs Surf Shop at The Mill On Etowah in Canton

[@McFU61]

Thanks for putting this trip together. It was a lot of fun and lots of fish were caught that day!

[@SammyBenitez]

@@McFU61 I’m always down to float! Just need more time!

[@McFU61]

@@SammyBenitez I hear ya, same here...more free time needed. You might be converting me from Lake fishing to River fishing, at least when using kayaks.

[@chuanne2]

Looks like a fun day fishing! I'll have to join you next time!

[@SammyBenitez]

@@chuanne2 it started slow. Buzz bait and black worm were on my second round of lures to tie on. it turned out to be a pretty solid day once I made the switch though

[@thegeorgiacreekwalker491]

Awesome Bud, you’re tearing them up, you’re in my neck of the woods, I live right down the rd, the first time I floated that section of river my brother dropped me off where you launched about noon, I got a little drunk and passed out on the river bank down river, I woke up almost at sunset and ended floating in the dark and almost flipped numerous times so I tied my kayak up and started walking through the woods, got lost and slept in the woods all night lol, I found your channel a few weeks ago, subbed and been watching all your videos, it’s cool seeing fishing content in my area, I make treasure hunting videos been trying to incorporate fishing in them too, I fish a lot of the same places as you, I’m 47 and lived in Cherokee County all my life so I’m familiar with a lot of these places, thanks for sharing Bud, I enjoyed it, Good Luck🎣

[@SammyBenitez]

@@thegeorgiacreekwalker491 that sounds wild! lol. Let me know if you want a float partner. I’ll check out the treasure videos!

[@northgafisherman9913]

Nice video bro. Wway to bring people together !

[@SammyBenitez]

@@northgafisherman9913 rivers the best place to be! Thanks for checking it out

[@EdMunoz]

Hit me up on the next one! I wanna go!

[@SammyBenitez]

@@EdMunoz definitely! Gotta get a group together and do a float

[@donqueen8170]

How did you put out the call for this trip & how do I get the next one?

[@SammyBenitez]

@@donqueen8170 through FB and Insta. KZbin doesn’t have a great way to message between users. FB: Sammy Benitez Insta: sauceboss89king