I have caught lots of perch on black crickets. One of the things we do when doing yard work is collect al the black crickets that we see then do a little fishing when its done. I used to thinkk that the black ones would bite when I was a kid but haven't been bitten by one in the last 3 years when me and the kids started this. Never tried to bait them though might try just to know.

Good luck
Rod