Live sunfish or perch as bait? Crawfish?

[Slabosorous]

Has anyone used sunfish (and yep, I know which kinds I can legally use) or perch through the ice as bait? How bout crawfish? I use these all and do well for bass in the open water, so I'm guessing they'll do just fine through the ice. Just starting to stockpile bait, and don't want to waste space of these won't produce as well as other baits. I can catch all of these in nice small sizes.

[Bigassbassman]

Yes, for sure.  Small perch, live or dead, are some of the best pike bait you can find.

[basst_]

i wouldnt see why not. they are good bait during open water.   craws are the only questionable one. i think they hibernate in the winter. so sunnies and perch would be the best bet

[fishermantim]

I fish a small pond that has pike, and although I am not targeting them I will give any small perch to those around me that are.
I've not used either of them myself as I tend to target bass, crappie and big sunfish.

Figure that since they are the predators normal food source, they will be take them when they can!

[THE JIGGER]

crawfish thru the ice for brookies browns and tiger trout