Thread: Tactics,tips, tricks, for how to put yellow perch in the box

Didn't have then in costal Alabama either. They are new to me

we used to ketch them well with a really tiny jointed sinking lure , it looked like a tiny 1.25 inch long Rapala shaped minnow and was jointed in the middle , it was moons ago up north in Pa.
long casts let it sink to the bottom and crank it back slowly , them there mini walleye fish are great table fare

That they are. One reason I am interested in putting some in the boat

I don't know if this would help but curl tails for me don't cut it near as much as using straight-tail soft plastics up to 2" long or a bit shorter.

examples:
Mojo grub (from a mold): tail added to another body

...just above the perch's head:




Joker tri-tails added to a body:


Claw tail:


I'm not saying curl tail don't catch fish (I'm a big fan of YUM Ribbontail thin-base curl tails), but straight tails can be worked slower when fish are inactive.

Those are some good looking perch

I used a small jig to catch one of the perch in my post, and a micro crank for the other. I've had good luck with a beetlespin as well.

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I need to pick up some beetle spins. I used to use them all the time

The loved the black beetlespin (1 inch). Maybe it was the clear water and it looked like a little grub, but I got big bluegill, perch, redbreast, etc.

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Used to fish a pond. Everything in it would hit a Bettlespin

Gotta try the B.Spin in my pond (though I really hate to catch fish in it - they're like pets.)