burwell perch may29

[McMinnow83]

i only had a couple hours today on the water before kids got home from school i managed to land 32 nice ones n lost a giant trying to measure it on the rail of my boat ..LOL oh well,,, had some 13 n 14 inchers today ..

 

[Reel Therapy]

I beg to differ

 

[quackers]

No, I can verify, 14 3/4" is as big as they get. LPB 5 years ago. Where does the time go?

 

[fraser38]

Nice fish guys. I'm heading to burwell for the annual family camping trip for a week. Going to try my luck for perch around the break wall in my kayak. Maybe if the water is smooth enough mid week I'll paddle out further

 

[zzguffy901]

How far out was the mud line approximately

 

[Thirstystone]

Well I for one can verify a big Perch...Sitting on the pier at Port Dover a few years ago I caught a 15-1/2 inch Perch that weighed in at 2.15 LBS....and to boot it was a male....I had it weighed at Wells bait at the corners. I also have a pic..

 

[Bassassin]

15.5" @Thirstystone? Impossible according to someone who I will not name. However I believe you. All those Perch shown above are beasts. The piggy at the top of @Reel Therapy photo looks more like a nice Smallmouth, wowa wee wa.

 

[HORTY]

OK

 

[Wave Runner]

Well anglers FYI this is what a 15 1/2 inch perch looks like. This was caught ice fishing by a 12 year old girl in Lake Cascade in Idaho in March of 2014. It weighed 2 lbs. 11.6 oz. and had a 12.75 inch girth. I've seen some big perch caught on Lake Erie over the years but 15 1/2 inches? Oh by the way this is also the new world record perch that shattered the former from 1958. Just saying, a lot of tape measures these days are made in China.

 

[misty river]

I have two over 15 inchers and a 14 3/4 mounted that we caught in Port Burwell. So to say they perch don't get that big I beg to differ

 

[stomp]

OK

@HORTY your display of manliness and perch-fishing prowess puts you in same league as is @lifesabeech . Should your boat ever fail you (heaven forbid), I'm sure you would be welcomed with open arms into the pier-fishing fraternity.

 

[Bassassin]

@lifesabeech is graduating from pier casting land lubber to mariner as we are planning a search and destroy mission on my tinny very soon.

 

[HORTY]

THE PIER GUYS didn,t like me today,wind came up an had to hit harbor at full power got more than 1 fist shakebut didn,t want to bounce off that dam wall sorry guy,s I be better next time

 

[Bassassin]

Coming into that creek when the wind is blowing is not my favorite thing to do in the boat.

 

[leisurdaz]

It looked closer to 15" to me for sure, except an expert Perch charter guy said there is no such thing as a 15" perch on Lake Erie.

Tape measures don't lie

 

[Bent Pole]

That's a 14.

 

[Bucketsoff]

Someone needs to learn how to use a tapw.