How's it going Bob. My last trip out I did see 3 commercial boats setting nets just west of Port in about 30+ feet of water and was wondering what they were setting for.
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Merkinbrumsky
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Have you tried these? I have done very well for perch with these when live bait isn’t working. That spiral they do on the drop triggers a ton of bitesOkay so it was the commercial guys that were catching them not sport fisherman. Much easier to catch with a net that's for sure. The only thing I can attract on emerald shiners out here is junk fish. If there's perch there I can't catch them the way that has worked ever since I was a kid. When it was good 4 of us could have 50 perch in the boat in 10 minutes. We have caught the grand total of 11 perch since 2017 and only one that was a keeper is that one Darren threw to you on the pier that day.
2017 last good year we had.
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Thanks for the reply. No I haven't tried those before. What size and colours work best and what part of Erie do you fish?Have you tried these? I have done very well for perch with these when live bait isn’t working. That spiral they do on the drop triggers a ton of bites
I have tried these that in the videos I watched worked really well jigging for perch but again I had zero luck even using them bare or tipped with a piece of minnow. Up until 2018 I just found the mountains of perch on my fish finder, anchored on them, dropped the minnow rigs and filled boat but I can no longer find schools anywhere out here now. Very disappointing how the perch fishery has collapsed.
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Merkinbrumsky
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Haven’t fished much perch this year other than off the dock at the marina in Dover. Previous years I mostly fished LPB. I have also had good success with these through the ice. That is where I first discovered them, hard water fishing on simcoe when everyone else was getting skunked and I was hitting fish on every drop. You could see them nailing it through the chainsaw hole in the ice whilst turning their noses up at live bait. After that day I quit buying minnows. I have also seen guys using the large ones for jogging lakers in Parry Sound. Very versatile bait. For perch my fav colours are chartreuse and fire tiger. I hope this helps someone bag some fish.
Well thanks I will keep that under consideration if I can actually find some perch here in the Central Basin of Erie.
Ticker
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Same here @Wave Runner , I tried artificial " soft water fishing " get a few but live minnows rule
In long point bay did good on soft plastic minnow imitation as I got tired of puting minnows on , the plastic lasted dozens of fish
Hard water fishing different stories
I’ve used them in Port Bruce back in 2016ishHave you tried these? I have done very well for perch with these when live bait isn’t working. That spiral they do on the drop triggers a ton of bites
Found I was catching larger perch on them vrs the live minnow
But yah as @Wave Runner mentioned they just aren’t worth the time and effort targeting them in the central basin of Lake Erie anymore.
That’s why I go to Long Point for my perch a couple times per year
Merkinbrumsky
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This is the only artificial bait I’ve had decent success with for perch. Live bait definitely has it’s place, especially if you are dead sticking but when they are off the feed, this might be what you need to get a reaction strike.
I agree as well @Derkd9 that Long Point Bay definitely rules for perch,I’ve used them in Port Bruce back in 2016ish
Found I was catching larger perch on them vrs the live minnow
But yah as @Wave Runner mentioned they just aren’t worth the time and effort targeting them in the central basin of Lake Erie anymore.
That’s why I go to Long Point for my perch a couple times per year
wether it’s during the soft water or the hard water season!! I target perch mostly during those season’s,(Fall & Winter- if safe ice). I don’t bother with the perch at all during the summer month’s. It’s walleye’s and rainbow fishing then,out on Lake Erie. @Extra Virgin and I did quite well out of his boat in the Fall,on the inner bay,off the St.Williams & @Collins Harbour & also off the Booths Harbour area. 
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Thanks for the tip @Merkinbrumsky
and any special size or colour patterns that you like to use,when you are using these jigging raps for perch? Thanks in advance & perch ON!! Merkinbrumsky
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I like the 1 1/2” & 2” sizes. Chartreuse. & fire tiger are my faves. the bigger ones are fish catchers as well. These things are my go to baits when vertical jigging for just about anything.Thanks for the tip @Merkinbrumsky
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@Merkinbrumsky 
Now you are making me lookthrough my ice fishing tackle right now,
to see if I have any of those!! 
lol 
Tight lines and Fish ON!!
I'm sure you do! so show us some photos once you have located them lolThanks
through my ice fishing tackle right now,
when I get home Ill see which ones I have. I think I have a few... but 1 for sure lol
lol
@Derkd9 once I get some yard work done, I will have a look. It’s yard waste collection this week in our area,so the jigging rap’s will have to wait!! 
lol 
fishlessam
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WOW, just WOW, that’s what you call perch , thanks for sharing
I found a couplelol
Pretty sure I have a blue coloured one as well
Just no where to be found in the perch/ice fishing tackle box
Lastchance
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Ice fishing along Point Bay? I can’t say I had ever heard of this until now. Lol sorry I figured you were far Enough south that would be an option safely.
We spend a lot of time on lake Simcoe and “slab grabbers” have been a really productive lure during the heard water season.
Do any of you ever fish right before freeze up? Usually really good on Simcoe when the perch are putting their feed bag on
We spend a lot of time on lake Simcoe and “slab grabbers” have been a really productive lure during the heard water season.
Do any of you ever fish right before freeze up? Usually really good on Simcoe when the perch are putting their feed bag on
later. 
I finally had a chance to look at my jigging rap’s @Derkd9 right now,and some jigging rap’s even have wings,(flaps) on them,and they spiral down on the drop to the bottom of the lake etc.
Here is my whole collection of other jigging lure’s,mostly made by Rapala. Come on ice fishing season!! Just kidding!! lol 
