White perch

I think white perch will eat just about anything. I do know this, if I buy 10-12 dozen minnows and I'm trolling 8 to 12 rods, through a school of white perch I move on, because they will clean out a minnow bucket real quick!!! But like Greg is saying, the big ones at Harris are fun to catch!!

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In late summer to early fall I had a couple of trips where I would get one on every cast more than 5 casts in a row with a small lipless crank. I also catch a lot on curly tailed grubs.

The next time I troll thru some perch I'm gonna throw a jig or 2 out and see what happens. They can put up a good fight.

I really thought I had a monster crappie this weekend. Maybe one of those 3 pounders you guys encounter often. I had a hard time identifying this crappie though. No scales, whiskers and kept grunting at me.

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Originally Posted by hockey86

The next time I troll thru some perch I'm gonna throw a jig or 2 out and see what happens. They can put up a good fight.

I really thought I had a monster crappie this weekend. Maybe one of those 3 pounders you guys encounter often. I had a hard time identifying this crappie though. No scales, whiskers and kept grunting at me.

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I have caught channel cats at Harris on spinners, jigs and cranks. Oh yeah, they hit bait pretty readily also...

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Originally Posted by hunter

Hey wait a minute did you say whiskers? ������

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He had whiskers but didn't meow. I've been averaging 2 or 3 per trip. Another fun fish to catch but can make a mess of your lines if you're not planning for them.
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I caught the white perch below on Harris about three years ago. It was right after the spring crappie season was over, so it was probably May or June. I was in an area that is about 8'-10' deep and had tried long-lining jigs with very little success. I put out four crankbaits and trolled them. These fish and a number more jumped right on the crankbaits. I didn't catch any crappie, but it was fun catching these guys. The board is 14.25" long, so they were good size ones. Definitely went into the frying pan.

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Those are some real nice ones.

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Originally Posted by SeaRay

I am sure most of you know that the SC DNR delisted them as a game fish and now have no limits on them. They are in most all our lakes and I have targeted them in the winter when they ball up under the bait balls. Can catch a ton of them at times bouncing a spoon on the bottom. I agree that when they are skinned and filleted they are as tasty as any other pan fish. Their closest relative is the Striped Bass, they are not actually a perch.

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Those of you who catch them on spoons what type do you use and how do you fish it? Do you tip it with live or cut bait? Ever since I read this post I have been wanting to get back out to Shearon Harriss with a jigging spoon. Thanks for any info.

They never go to waste or pollute the water when you throw dead ones back. The birds and catfish are waiting in line for them. I even had an eagle get one I threw back at Harriss few years ago