perch fishin

KH. · 09-30-05, 07:29 PM

i heard there were perch in the lake i fish,i have mever caught one seen one eaten one,hell i havnt even done anything that has to do with them.does anypme know there feeding habits,lures to throw, time of day,ect. its a fish i have to catch one

Marty · 09-30-05, 08:55 PM

I've just targeted perch a few times; the majority of my perch have been caught while trying for bass. But they will take a variety of lures. My top two choices, in no particular order, would be small grubs on jigheads and small crankbaits. I've seen perch in shallow, weedy, largemouth-type water and deeper, clearer, open, smallmouth-type water. Lousy fighters, great eating, although I haven't kept any fish in many years.

thomas32140 · 09-30-05, 10:52 PM

ok i love fishing perch and you should try throwin some cricket by some cover or a bitsy minnow about 6lb test

BPoi523433 · 10-01-05, 09:29 AM

Being a person who has come quite close to a state record for white and yellow perch i'm gonna hafta disagree with marty and say i've always found the whites to be pretty decent fighters.

Ive caught them on plastic worms, real small jigs, and once a little daredevil, but the biggest were on real worms or shiners

KH. · 10-01-05, 03:12 PM

do they lay on bottom???or do they suspend

H2O · 10-01-05, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by kh51501

do they lay on bottom???or do they suspend

They always move vertically! lol...

I should say they suspend most times. live baits probably are the best. worm always work very well.

KH. · 10-01-05, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thomas32140

ok i love fishing perch and you should try throwin some cricket by some cover or a bitsy minnow about 6lb test

do you mean live cricket

Marty · 10-02-05, 08:25 PM

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Being a person who has come quite close to a state record for white and yellow perch i'm gonna hafta disagree with marty and say i've always found the whites to be pretty decent fighters.

We may not be in disagreement. I don't know about others, but when I see the word "perch" without a qualifier, I take that to mean yellow perch and that's what I was talking about. I agree that the whites are a good fight on light tackle; I've never eaten one.

KH. · 10-03-05, 07:14 PM

there white perch

Marty · 10-03-05, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kh51501

there white perch

I used to go to this one spot where occasionally there was a school of white perch and white bass. I always used a small grub on a 1/16 oz. jighead, but I'm sure other lures would have worked fine too. I've caught them accidentally on a variety of lures, mostly crankbaits.

09-30-05, 07:29 PM	#1
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	perch fishin i heard there were perch in the lake i fish,i have mever caught one seen one eaten one,hell i havnt even done anything that has to do with them.does anypme know there feeding habits,lures to throw, time of day,ect. its a fish i have to catch one __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

09-30-05, 08:55 PM	#2
Marty BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,580	I've just targeted perch a few times; the majority of my perch have been caught while trying for bass. But they will take a variety of lures. My top two choices, in no particular order, would be small grubs on jigheads and small crankbaits. I've seen perch in shallow, weedy, largemouth-type water and deeper, clearer, open, smallmouth-type water. Lousy fighters, great eating, although I haven't kept any fish in many years. __________________ Meeting expenses is easy...they're EVERYWHERE The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits Rochester, NY

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BPoi523433 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 55	Being a person who has come quite close to a state record for white and yellow perch i'm gonna hafta disagree with marty and say i've always found the whites to be pretty decent fighters. Ive caught them on plastic worms, real small jigs, and once a little daredevil, but the biggest were on real worms or shiners __________________ Chevy,... It's what's for dinner

10-01-05, 03:12 PM	#5
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	do they lay on bottom???or do they suspend __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

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KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	there white perch __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

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thomas32140 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32	ok i love fishing perch and you should try throwin some cricket by some cover or a bitsy minnow about 6lb test

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