I have to laugh a bit at these posts because we all have our superstitions. The rice one is something I will have to try. I can tell you this, if you get into them a big crew helps, the more lines bringing them up - the perch ch the water and make a frenzy and that's when the "as soon as you drop line" hits come. I fished with 5 kids Saturday in the pack, got 18 in 2 hours at two spots, then tried one last spot near the head boats, bam we were on em. 70 more fish in just over an hour when we had to go. We had crappie rigs, spreaders, Goldie's and frozen emeralds, nothing worked and then everything worked. We were on em like this last year in Conny then out anchor gave way, tried to get back on em, no luck. My experience says patience until you start em, then hit em fast and furious and don't move, or they will be gone!