Using chum to attract perch?

[branhamautomotive]

I am sure chumming works on Saturdays trip with skipper9 I feed them minnows all day instead of hooking them and everyone else kept pulling them big ones in. LOL

[Walleye_Rick]

Wouldn't it be easier to just move to another spot? I use the 10 minute rule, no fish, move the boat.

[Fishin Crazy]

Wouldn't it be easier to just move to another spot? I use the 10 minute rule, no fish, move the boat.

If I don't catch a fish in 10 minutes I move as well. But sometimes after you find them you can get the perch bite fired up and get up and down action.

[Fishin Crazy]

I researched more about fish biology and was amazed by this paragraph from the Audubon Field Guide to Fishes; Biology of Fishes section, page 25.

“A conspicuous landmark on the body of most ray-finned fishes is the lateral line, typically a tubular canal that runs along the length of the fish at mid-side just beneath the scales and usually ends at the caudal fin base or extends to the tip of the tail. Branch tubes reach the surface through the scales, where they open to the outside through small pores. Each pore leads into a canal that contains sensory nerve endings; the sensory structures record vibrations, helping the fish avoid obstacles and locate prey. These specialized pores or pored scales may form a visible lateral line. (A lateral line is considered to be complete when it runs uninterrupted from the opercle to the caudal fin base and incomplete when it does not reach the caudal fin base.) Some species do not have a visible lateral line on the body, while a few have several lateral lines. The position of the lateral line(s) on the fish’s body and the number and size of the scales in the lateral line are often important identification clues. In addition, some species have sensory pores on the head, the overall pattern of which can also be useful in identification”.

After taking all the information that I had gathered, I began to try different things some work and some don't.

Just sayin...

[fishingfool]

I used to know an old timer who has been gone for along time. He owned his own bakery, so he used alot of eggs for baking. He always keep the shells during fishing season and would crush them up and use them for an attractant by throwing them in the the water. Making it look like a school of shiners where he was fishing. He swore that was his trick to many limits of perch.