Thread: The Prech are moving in!

Nice fish ! thanks for the photos ! Don`t think the yellow perch get that big down this way ? ?

great pics.

Man I'd be stocking the freezer for the winter with those yellow perch.

Fatman

Nice catch!!! Way to go!!!

Very nice catch! I'm hoping to wet my boat's hull a time or two before ice up. Those yellows are what I've been waiting for.

Originally Posted by Crestliner08

Very nice catch! I'm hoping to wet my boat's hull a time or two before ice up. Those yellows are what I've been waiting for.

Welcome from Alabama. Try this technique the next time you look for deep water Perch. It is a known fact that all fish will eat off the bottom. Different “Search lures” have been in existence for over 30 years. The beauty of my dropper rig that I personally created and solder together is that it can be used as a search lure, a dropper rig on the bottom and also fished very effectively beneath a slip float. It has a soldered snap swivel and pinmin combination that acts as a weight and attractor and allows you to attach a small finesse jig that triggers fish into biting. You can jig this rig up and down off the bottom to attract fish or you can swim it under a slip float. The nickel finish and the colors on the pinmin weight really attract fish. As a bonus, they will often hit the hook on the pinmin. The loop knot keeps the small jig acting properly. It allows it to be free riding so that it flutters and looks realistic to the fish. When fished under a slip float the waves will impart all the action that is needed.

This setup is deadly on Perch, Shellcrackers, Crappie and Gills. It can be fished as a dropper off the bottom or under a slip bobber. Use a loop knot to give maximum mobility to the jig and to insure it hangs correctly in the water. I created the pinmin hook/sinker and it is fantastic!

The distance must be 2.5 inches for two reasons. It prevents tangling. The spoon or pinmin acts as both a weight and an attractor. The fiish are attracted to the color and the flash of the pinmin spoon and then see / smell the tiny offering beneath it and just hammer it! The pinmin spoon also sends out a lot of vibrations as it moves in the water. Fish pick these up by their lateral lines. As a bonus, you will often catch two at a time.

You can fish this on the bottom as a dropper technique or place it under a slip float and stop knot. The waves will give it motion and the sun reflecting off the pinmin will give it flash.

This is a pinmin. Some people call them ice jigs. When you solder up a pinmin for this technique, solder the snap swivel onto a W-2 shell (from Jann's Netcraft) then solder either a #4 hook or just a #12 barrell swivel if you do not want a hook on the arrtactor pinmin weight. Finish soldering until you have the mirror finish. Powder paint and bake in a toaster over at 285 degrees for 18-20 minutes to give it a chip resistant finish.

Those are some good looking fish I don't think I'd be able to let that many go though.