Perch or Crappie

[sightfisher]

I love crappie as long as their not too big...I keep the small ones. Here in MI many guys through them back or switch holes when they start pulling up the crappie...I think we take them for granted at times.

[jeg in albany]

Put me down for perch. 

Unless somebody's hiding some walleye.

[trapper2000]

I love fresh perch to eat.But i love fishing for crappies,and i usually release them.

 do you mean that??  i think thats a unforgivable sin and you may  be  ordered to report to the  eternal place of punishment  for  even uttering such words

[howesfc]

I Love That Crappie Feeling.

[filetandrelease]

yellow perch!!!

[Sullymon]

Like I said:
1. Waldos (top)
2. Bluegill (not pumpkinseeds)
3. Perch
4. Crappie
5. Rainbows
6. Browns
7. Landlocks (small ones)

... in that order.

Never bass, never lakers ... yeeee-uck!  Once in a very blue moon, pike and pickerel aint bad!

[reich607]

What ever I can catch!

[frosty da iceman]

Boy thats a tough one.... I would have to say when you get those Jumbo perch through the ice... they are tough to beat.  When my dad comes up from GA I ask if he brought crappie and he asks if I have perch? go figure!!!!!!

[KgBnY315]

THE NAME SAYS IT ALL!!!

So i should change my name to CrappieGuru?

[coreyl302]

Crappie,perch

[Postletown]

I like to eat perch better but crappie are more fun to catch and still taste great! so i think id rather eat perch but i would rather have a bucket full of crappie!

[captain54]

Gills,Perch,eyes ,crappie,

[ColdFrontFisherman]

Whichever is biting better!

[TomPico]

trout

[ICEMAN73]

Like I said:
1. Waldos (top)
2. Bluegill (not pumpkinseeds)
3. Perch
4. Crappie
5. Rainbows
6. Browns
7. Landlocks (small ones)

... in that order.

Never bass, never lakers ... yeeee-uck!  Once in a very blue moon, pike and pickerel aint bad!

I used to think Bass was nasty (small mouth) until a friend of my taught me how to bleed them out while still alive.  5 gallon bucket, fill it half way, stick your finger in the gill area and yank out 1 or 2 of the red thingys.  Kinda mean but makes um tasty...  Lakers do taste like poop.  I smoked a big large mouth once and man that was good!!

[CrappieAssasin42]

So i should change my name to CrappieGuru?

Dude I might have to change my name to "The Perch Punisher"!!!

[Cheeks13]

Both. Cheeks out!!! 8)

[Sullymon]

I used to think Bass was nasty (small mouth) until a friend of my taught me how to bleed them out while still alive.  5 gallon bucket, fill it half way, stick your finger in the gill area and yank out 1 or 2 of the red thingys.  Kinda mean but makes um tasty...  Lakers do taste like poop.  I smoked a big large mouth once and man that was good!!

Yeah lakers are yuck .... and I agree smallies aren't bad, just not near as good as walleyegillperchcrappi e.  I tounament fish too so thats the 2nd reason I don't like to keep the bass ... ever.

[crash430]

have to go with the gills ,perch and crappie ,but they end up costing me very little ,i live 3 mins from conesus ,so gas is minimal ,but i prefer going to canadice for gills,perch and crappies due to larger size there

[shortcash]

Hey CA  nice bucket' just sent you a pm about going out on the lake. looking forward to the day
   

[jigtipper]

ratings: walleye, crappie, gills, bullhead, pearch!

[Irrgang131]

both might as well throw ice gillz in that mix to.

[iceplank]

gills,perch , walleyes under 212 inches any water that does not run into lake ontario that includes ibay sodus etc even the small ones suck imo and cold water crappies are great, but thats gotta be cold water, dont like the early fall soft meat....

[acejigger]

pearch then gills

[jmny004]

"Dont eat anything that comes out of water but if i did it would be crappies "           Might want to try lobster,shrimp.clams ,even tuna,never had a tunafish sandwich,fish fry (haddock,walleye.)?. Just wondering do you drink water? I like crappies but they are down the list.

[Sullymon]

gills,perch , walleyes under 212 inches any water that does not run into lake ontario that includes ibay sodus etc even the small ones suck imo and cold water crappies are great, but thats gotta be cold water, dont like the early fall soft meat....

Walleyes under 212" ... WOW that's over 17 1/2 feet long!  Might get expensive mounting that one ... need at least a 4 ft. hole too

... no seriously, I agree ... under 21" for walleye for me too from most waters ... let the "big breeder grandma wallies" go I say.  Although one nice 14# walter for the wall would be nice ...

[tankdelivers]

My post was going to be like this one, nearly word for word. The perch #1 guys might reconsider if they tried fillets off a 13" crappie. They don't call them slabs for nothin'.

I'm learning this too... prchslyr fried some at moms a few weeks ago. i'd say the crappie taste way better.

[jekross42]

Lets see

$300 for the shanty
$100 AguaView
$100 rods/tipups
$29 NYS Fishing License
$50 Gas and Bait, food, drink
wear and tear on my truck and all the "honey do's" I have to perform to go fishing.

For 20-30 perch x 10 outings

30 lbs of perch meat maybe after filleting/dressing

$579 divided by 30 lbs

That's $19.30 a lbs

Shrimp is $5.99 (with bonus card-$8.99 without) 20-30 count.

Shrimp is poor man perch!!!

lol good point, ill take perch over shrimp any day
perch, crappies, pike, gills, bullhead, steelhead   only get eyes when my uncle fries some up camping in may

[Fishinkidd]

Shrimp is poor man perch!!!

LOVE IT...Shrimp are poor man's perch !   My wife would agree with all the gear I bought this year.

Rankings : Walleye, Perch, Crappie, .....  I think CARP are last on a very long list!

[iceseeker64]

I love them both but if I had to choose I would say crappie then perch  but if you were taking a nice big eyes fillet then that would win hands down