Vermilion Saturday

[Pathfinder]

This is what i have been using to kill the perch we have been catching out of bula.We tried spreaders,crappie rigs with snell hooks,bling/no bling and none of these rigs worked.I have been tying one #6 hook about 9 inches above a barrel sinker.Tie the hook directly to the line.I have been catching more perch this way than when we used other rigs,I'm using a lightweight spinning rod with 6 lb. test mono line.Drop it to the bottom and tighten your line.If I don't get a perch within 15-30 seconds I slowly raise my rod tip one foot and then let it settle back to the bottom.These perch are biting so light it really takes a sensitive pole to detect the bite which often is just a slight quiver in the end of your pole.The ones that hit like a freight train usually end up being dinks.The Jumbos just lightly suck the minnow into their mouths.Good luck

Ditto on the Jumbos.
I was going to switch to a rig like what you described cause they were all getting deep hooked on the spreader, but at least they weren't pulling off !

Thanks

[DaveG]

Thanks for the info. I'll let you know how we do.

[2FISH4]

You need a car not a boat to get to those #'s !!!

[Eyezcrazy]

If you really want to feel the soft bite, go to braided line. I couldn't believe the difference in sensitivity when I made the switch. Thanks again to Wakina for that suggestion.

[jsh62]

You need a car not a boat to get to those #'s !!!

It better float and have an outboard. Looks like that would be the bottom of the sandbar.