We catch a lot of white bass (silver bass) in Erie. Right now in Brest Bay we have to pick through them to get to the perch. They hit minnows like crazy, also will hit worms. The problem with them is they will take over your lake and you'll catch more white bass than anything else. They are fighters and we catch doubles on perch spreaders. If you get the big ones
(12-13 inches) you get some nice fillets. I always keep the big ones and throw them in with the perch. But - I will also keep the sheephead and I smoke them up to use as dog chews. Back east they sell sheephead in resturaunts but call them drum. If you have a smoker try soaking the white bass fillets in a kosher salt brine and smoke them up as jerky - it's great.