Thread: Perch Jerkin Time

It's that time of year again when the sunfish are bedding in the shallows. Take your dippin rods and tie on a #8 Carlyle hook with a pea size shot just above it and add a small float or slip bobber. What are you going to use for bait? Well that depends, are you after bluegills or redears? If its bluegills then use crickets and if you are after redears then worms are best. I know some people swear by meal worms, maggots or even slivers of salted shrimp. My experience has shown that crickets and worms get the job done.

When is the best time to find them??? Full moon phase and dark moon phase in May, June and July with full moon in May is the best for big fish. This coming Wednesday is the full moon so all this week will be good.

I went out tonight for a bit and caught a couple of "watch banders" that were 8" to 9.25" plus a few smaller ones and some last years bass spawn that were 5-6 inches.

We went to a private pond Sunday and nailed the bluegills with a 64th ounce jig under a Thill Mini Shy Bite float. The fish were almost too big to get your hand around them. Had to drink about two gallons of Gatorade and various assorted drinks. Here is a pic of the jig. It has been getting a lot of bluegills and crappie, as well as some smaller bass. It's a very simple tie, four or five small hackle feathers. It has worked great at three different ponds.