Well I got to try out Skipper9's perch rig and using his technique I came back home with a nice cooler of perch! I didn't get my limit and I blame that on the the preserved minnows I was using (the reason I didn't use frozen minnies is another story, lets just say they stayed on the truck instead of the boat!). I had a ton of bites but I think they were spitting those nasty minnies out before I could set the hook.
My brother used a spreader and didn't have near the success I did with Skipper9's rig. That thing is the BOMB!

Thank you Capt Jim!!