First time wetting a hook in 2016

northgeorgiasportsman

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I took my dad out for a morning of perch jerking. We've had some pretty special days on the water together over the years. There was the time on Reelfoot lake when on the 3rd day of a crappie fishing trip, we finally figured out how to catch crappie, and we filled the boat. There was the time on Seed lake when we tied up in a fallen tree and caught over 70lbs of shellcrackers out of one hole. Then there was the time I took him to Lanier to let Jeff Blair teach us how to shoot docks for crappie.

Then there was yesterday.... In a place to remain secret.

We caught a cooler full. Literally.

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We didn't count them as we put them in the cooler, but as we got nearer and nearer the top, filling the cooler became our goal. The last 2 or 3 fish, I had to push down on the lid to get it to shut. I told Dad that I don't normally quit when the fish are still biting, but we left them biting yesterday.

Got home and let my 5 year old count them as I put them in the sink. An even 70!

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And this is how I usually do them.

 

Cmp1

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That's some good eating there,,,, looks just like a lure I use for LMs,,,,btw what are the limits there, if any?
 
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Coenen

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That's a lot of fish sammiches!

Fry 'em up, toast some rye bread, butter it up, add a little tartar sauce, enjoy!
 

Jeff C.

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I don't think I've ever eaten yellow perch, if I have I don't remember. I've always heard that they are one of the best eating fresh water fish.

Talk about flingin a cravin on me!

Congrats on a great day!
 

Cmp1

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I don't think I've ever eaten yellow perch, if I have I don't remember. I've always heard that they are one of the best eating fresh water fish.

Talk about flingin a cravin on me!

Congrats on a great day!


Easily one of the best eating if not the best eating Jeff,,,, got a storm bass lure, looks just like it, lol,,,, I like ocean perch too,,,, got me hungry now,,,,
Lake Erie is known for them,,,,
 

northgeorgiasportsman

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I might bring a mess of these to WAR North to let you boys sample them.
 

The mtn man

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Yea!!!!
 

NCHillbilly

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Wow, nice mess of fish! Perch are one of my favorite fish to eat, for sure. I've never caught that many at one time, though. I bet your dad had a ball!
 

Bream Pole

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What type of habitat do you look for and do you fish at or near bottom? Never fished for yellow perch, but know a small lake in N. Ga that is supposed to have them.
 

northgeorgiasportsman

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What type of habitat do you look for and do you fish at or near bottom? Never fished for yellow perch, but know a small lake in N. Ga that is supposed to have them.

Look for a grassy bottom. I've found them as shallow as 6 feet, and as deep as 40. My favorite perch technique is to set up a drop shot rig with a crappie minnow 16-18" off the bottom. I've seen them travel in schools, a lot like bonefish, searching for baitfish in the grass. When you find them, anchor up and cast out in a fan pattern. If they are there, you'll get a bite. If not, keep fanning. They move around the grass flats.

They don't always show up on a graph, or at least not mine. I think they're in the grass and don't always show up.

I'd say EVERY lake in north Georgia has more perch than anyone realizes. And when I say "north" Georgia, I mean north of Gainesville.
 

deerhuntingdawg

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Awesome catch NorthGeorgiaSportsman!!
 

Cletus T.

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Looks like a day to remember…….talk about loading the boat!!!

Congrats on the tasty catches!!!
 
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