Kidding Around with Perch

KIDDING AROUND WITH PERCH. By the On Ice Tour Pro Staff

Catching Perch through the ice can sometimes be like taking candy from a baby. Cut a dozen holes, drop an underwater camera down, find a school of perch, drop a minnow or a lure down, watch the lines come together on the Vexilar, feel the bite, reel ‘em in – one after the other. Suckerrrrrrs (unintelligent perch, that is).

At other times, you do everything the same as above just to watch the perch swim away like it didn’t even notice your presentation. It’s kind of like the way a 5-year-old ignores both the vegetables on his or her plate, as well as the parent’s instructions to eat those veggies. Who’s the sucker now?

The ardent angler doesn’t have to be the stooge. All it takes is a little understanding. If the perch are going to act like children, then treat them like children. Get down on their level, make a game out of it, and sooner or later you’ll have a mess of them. Here are some great tactics to use the next time you run into punky, pesky perch:

Kidding Around with Perch-continued:

Tease the perch
Hide and Go Seek
Trick or Treats
Reverse Psychology
Nap Time Lunch Time