Perch Fri April 15th & Sat April 16th
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, 04-20-2022 at 05:22 PM (6760 Views)
Several years ago, I was fishing on one of Tibbels headboats along with at least 15 other anglers. All were live baiting with emerald shiners, except me. Once the boat anchored, I began jig-casting a 1/10 oz Sonic Baitfish tipped with a tiny piece of worm. After about 15 minutes, half the boat stopped fishing to see what I was using. About 9 out of 10 casts produced a yellow perch or a walleye. Seeing was believing that day and most other days when I venture onto a perch boat. The technique is simple...cast , let the lure hit bottom then gently bottom-bounce the metal jig back to the boat. This is exactly how I fish on a walleye boat. Specifically for walleyes, I will also cast with an Erie Shiner weight-forward spinner. Incidentally, the more modern record walleye caught was by 11 yr old Will Tibbels. It was a 14 lb walleye caught thru the ice on a silver Sonic BaitFish.0 Thanks, 0 Likes