Need Perch Tips

[Eyezcrazy]

Get a sensitive rod and use a lite braid line....like Wakina once said....you can feel a perch fart with that setup! Look for a layer of fish marks on the bottom, it can be a solid line a foot thick when you are on a school. Keep your bait on the bottom, I like to let my weight hit bottom and raise it 6 inches then try to keep it still so I can feel the strike.....if they aren't biting I will let it hit the bottom and slowly raise it 6 inches until I feel a strike or if there appears to be any extra weight then set the hook!

You will have no trouble catching them if you take some advice from this group. Good luck!

[sloch24]

Get a sensitive rod and use a lite braid line

I use a 4.5' ultralight ugly stick, and a Pfleuger President reel. Kind of a weird combination of cheap rod and decent reel, but I love it. You can feel EVERYTHING with that ultralight, and because it's an Ugly Stick, you don't have to worry about breaking it when you catch double or triple sheephead.

I also run PowerPro braided line.

I have about 5 of these combos on my boat, and they work great for me. I started going with the ultralight for my wife who couldn't feel when they were biting light. With the braid there's no line stretch, so you can feel if a perch is just hanging on the line. Set the hook, and you're good to go.