perch

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Originally Posted by pescatore

Fish deep, let bait settle to the bottom, drag the bottom while retrieving, try a sabicki rig baited with minnows.

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We can't use minnows in Oregon. I have had good luck with strips of cut bait. I will try that using your method
Thanks
John

I would use cut bait from what ever you are allowed to use in roughly 3/8 cubes.

Deep water perchin' means a slow presentation. As has been said, dragging the bottom slowly or drop shotting. You just have to stay close to the bottom. Good luck! :)

Thanks. I will try the deep and slow.
I'll let all know how it works

Cut your bait from a fish belly in the shape of a pennant about 1 1/2 inches long. It will work fine.
Best tasting fish ever.

Look for them in the deeper water. The lake I fish in Colorado all the dinks will stack up on flats (10-20fow) and the bigger jumbos will be in the 30-60 FOW. They seem to hold on steep drops too.Attachment 174984

If your using electronics to locate them look for a Christmas tree looking mass in deep water and more then likely those are bigger perch. The little dinks just look like a change in depth.

After you catch one, pop it's eye out and tip your jig with it! You'll never use anything else again :)

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Originally Posted by westsloper

Look for them in the deeper water. The lake I fish in Colorado all the dinks will stack up on flats (10-20fow) and the bigger jumbos will be in the 30-60 FOW. They seem to hold on steep drops too.Attachment 174984

If your using electronics to locate them look for a Christmas tree looking mass in deep water and more then likely those are bigger perch. The little dinks just look like a change in depth.

After you catch one, pop it's eye out and tip your jig with it! You'll never use anything else again :)

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Thanks for the info. I checked quite a bit of the 50to 60 ft ter. Found more dinks. I was looking or the wrong thing on my ff though. I found the flat bottom hugging schools. Thanks for the heads up on the shape of the schools. I remember running cross some of those but never knew they were perch. Ill check them out and let you know what I find
Thanks John

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Originally Posted by pescatore

Cut your bait from a fish belly in the shape of a pennant about 1 1/2 inches long. It will work fine.
Best tasting fish ever.

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I will sure try that. I always cut thin tapered strips. How wide do you cut your bait.
John

Thanks everybody. I'm not sure I got a reply to everyone so this is a blanket thanks just in case.
I appreciate all the info. Anymore info will be greatly appreciated as well.
John

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Originally Posted by chaunc

Right now, we're catching them in the deep waters of lake erie. They're down as deep as 70ft and feeding like crazy. Check the deep water on the lake you're fishing, with your electronics. The perch will be on or just above bottom. Here's some i got thursday.
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I agree. Go to Lake Erie out by the Power Plant. Kentucky Rig some Minnows and get your hot sauce ready. Awesome Jumbo Perch are waiting for you. Man do I miss that Chaunc since moving to the South.