Down here we done have the Yellow Perch so I don't know a lot about them. So what colors are best to go after these especially after the spawn when as I understand they go deep?
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Down here we done have the Yellow Perch so I don't know a lot about them. So what colors are best to go after these especially after the spawn when as I understand they go deep?
Skip
bright "walleye" colors. Fluorescents plus purple, orange etc.
Skip, get a picture of an emerald shiner minnow and copy it to the best of your ability. The perch up at Lake Erie love them but i haven't been very successful getting them to hit just jigs. I'll be glad to test some for you when you get them made. We fish in 45 to 60ft water for them depending on the time of year. 1 ounce heads would probably be best to get down quickly and for best feel. For inland lakes, 1/8th would be good size.
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Thanks! This guy said he fishes like 35 feet of water so guess not like Erie, but still pretty deep. Our really big bluegills go deep in summer too and why they are so hard to find here then. I do intend on coating the heads with UV to help the seeing part, but had no idea as to what you guys used color wise. He also said 1/8 & !/4 Oz jigs, so they have a much bigger mouth than out perch/bluegills and the like.
Sure appreciate the help and now need to see what I can come up with.
Had to come back and say that one Oz jig head I can't get out of my mind. I don't have anything over 1/4 Oz, LOL! I have one minnie style jig head someone sent me for a sample of the paint that is big, but not sure it that big.
1/8 & 1/4 is the weight and has nothing to do with the size of the jig.
The weight is for getting it to the depths.
Out here a minnow or leech pattern is fairly effective. When you find them in a school they seem to hit almost anything but really go for a lot of action and movement. Some living rubber would add action and help with stirring things up on the bottom.
White with red seems to be a go to here for most species of panfish.
Definately the hot florescent colors!!!!!! Ontario and Erie I grew up fishing - 1/8 1/4 and Even 3/8ths to get deep. But if you really want to nail them if the jigs don't work set up a spreader rig with a large sinker on the bottom and use minnows, sometimes when they're hitting good you'll catch 2 at a time.
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Originally Posted by Fatman
What about tipping a jig with a minnow? I am just in the land of unknown for me and the guy wants some jigs for these Yellow Perch. I hope I can make something they will like.
Am thinking of maybe adding some legs and such like fish_4_all said and also when I powder paint them put a clear coat of UV on as well. That should brighten the head up a good bit even deep.
skip almost any color will catch them,
I have good luck with brown in clear water and bright colors in stained water
so maybe send your client a mixed bag if you dont know the water color
most times I tip my jigs with a piece of crawler or minnow and seem to do well
pink/white, black/chart, all black, all chart., i have not tried any yet but alot of perch i have been catching have had gobies in them. so a green pumpkin should be good. 1/8-1/4 oz.
skip, some of the jigs we traded caught alot of perch while crappie fishing this spring.
Thanks Frank, that's good to know as I try to keep a picture of all the jigs I send out so I can look back at them if needed. Lots of time that helps when someone comes back for more and in this case it should help me pick some colors for this.
I appreciate that info!
Skip tipping with a minnow works too, IF it gets down to them before a big fish eats it!!!!!
Well that is going to be his problem Fatman, but darn that sounds like a food problem to have to me, LOL!
I just hope I can make him some jigs that get the job done. That is always main objective!
i usually catch them on bright colors,oranges,yellows ect here in nj.i throw a lot of curly tails when im fishing in toms river.also get them on some of my bright colored jigs i've tied goin for crappie in some lakes as well.
Make up a few that look like a perch. They're very cannibalistic, and one of their favorite foods is smaller perch. Tip the jig with a piece of perch meat or an eyeball to give it a nice perch flavor.
Skip as you know I am from the mid-west yellow Perch were it is one of the most sought after fish. There are three patterns that I fished them with in Lake Okoboji that never failed to take yelllow perch. Red tail , Flo. yellow body, yellow hackle, and red wing. Make a electric chicken body and add a peacock sword wing. The third and last pattern was a red tail, Flo yellow body, White hackle, and a Kelly green wing. Those three patterns work very well for me there and most every where else I fished for perch. The only other thing is that 35 feet is a good starting point for fishing for the big jumbo perch. The big ones will stay deep most of the time the small one will feed up to 15 feet. I have had times that I would fish for perch in 60 foot of water and had great success. Great fun to fish for perch thur the Ice. Miss the fishing but don't miss the cold weather.
To Shoemoo the perch Eyeball is my favorite bait of choice. Seems if you put a eye ball on as bait they can't resist taking a jig. In the summer time it was a Crawfish tail.
Redman
pink is always good. we catch perch like crazy in lake michigan. drop shots with a couple of 1ft. leaders always works the best. get some minners and use leaders with pink or chart beads at the end of them. octopus hooks are my favorite. 1/2 oz weights and 1ft. leaders. you will pull doubles all mornin long. the bite tends to slow down after 9 or 10 in the mornin' but you can't beat JUMBOS.. their fun to catch and taste great!
Interesting fish these Yellow Perch and it's a shame we don't get them down here. Kind of like Small Mouth I wish we had them down here as well. Never fished for either one nor Walleye. Would one day like to go far enough North to catch all 3.
Thanks guys!
Here you go Skip. These are made here locally, we use them on Lake Michigan and inland lakes. Of course you can vary line size and type (Ilke 6 lb. Flouro.), hook size etc...
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Thanks Tank 1,
I plan on making some 1/8 & 1/4 oz jigs for him and all the heads will be UV coated over the paint. Think all the paint will be bright, but even ones that are not will glow since the UV will be on them. I have some nice chenille that also has UV in it which I thin is going to be right down the right road after seeing everyone input. Maybe I will take a good picture to post under a Black light to show how they come out!
Have you noticed a difference with the UV as far as catching fish? I UV coated some of my ice fishing jigs last winter and didn't see much difference compared to non coated.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
To be totally honest I have had the stuff for a good while, but have not used it enough to know sorry to say. I do intend on using it a lot more to see how it does. You know I don't necessarily think it means something will bite it, but I do believe it's better for your jig to be seen which means if in a biting mood you have better odds to get bit. I did tie one on the last night fishing trip I went out on, but it was a horrible night and the wind has us rocking and rolling way too much so we gave up to early to find out much. However I did notice even using my green lights when I brought the jig up it was sure glowing Blue as the color of this head is blue when UV is on it unlike say Fl Chart which will glow green or Flame Red which will glow red. I only had one bite that night and it was on a jig with a UV coated head. SO who knows.
I also stock some of the UV Worm Dip for soft plastics and my neighbor bass fishes and does a few tournaments and had done some electrical work for me so I gave him a bottle. Well that next weekend they had a tournament and not was slow so about mid day he decided to try it out and dipped his worm and made a cast and caught the big bass for the tournament and won $1000 for it. So it is what it is and that is all I can say for now, but at some point I will have a better idea of what I think.