How to get bigger perch?

[airshot]

Pay the fish cleaner to clean them! As we move into mid September thru October the fish usually start running bigger and more plentiful.

I did have mine cleaned for a couple years, but the family prefers no skins and was not overly impressed with the overall cleaning for the cost.
I don't fish for the count, so I can afford to be picky and also retired so I can get out often, so I fish for size and quality. Would rather have 20 over 9" than 30 of them 7" long !! But that is me, others will have different opinions.

[GlennD]

Our bigger perch always come when laying the rig on the bottom. We’ll lay it on bottom for a 5-10 count and slowly pick it up. We starting doing this when a lot of our perch were spitting up little gobies. If we can fish a 2nd rod then that one will target up off bottom. 👍👍

[gb1234]

Thanks, GlennD! I can't wait to try this.