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Great catch clamfarmer
Perch like that are a blast jigging. I assume that's how you caught them.
Wow, a 15” perch is a beast! I don’t think I’ve caught even a 14” one yet, and that new record holder is 16.5... yikes!
I was on the same lake. A local regular there said bigger than the record have been caught jus not submitted. Nice fillets coming up!!!
13.5 is a nice sized perch . Did you get any pics of the 15"
The tape clearly pushes that fish past 14 inches. Blast some gas out your as.
The nose of the fish is just shy of the 1 inch mark and the tail is just past the 14 making it just over 13 . On the blue tape pic the fish is clearly between 16.5 inch to the 29.5 inch making it 13 . No micrometer needed just an open eye.Yep 13.5 at best . Still a very nice fish . 15" is fake news !! We all know you love your fake news
They looked bigger when I caught them ( ), 8 total like these. A little excited and wide-eyed, apparently. So in the interest of real news, which some should try more, I did the right thing and did a more patient and real look at them. Same fish as the other pics. Here ya go!!! (Image removed from quote.)This was was IFW measured and weighed from the same pond about 300 yards from where I was. 16.5 and not quite 2#. The locals say they’ve seen bigger and no one really targets them except one guy I talked too that lives on the pond, Said he saw one 2.5 lbs. I’ll get the 15’s! (Image removed from quote.)
Again read the text on the blue tape . It tells you were the zero is and it's not where you lined up the fish. Hard to resist adding a half inch I guess . Either way great fish and I hope you connect with a record in there . Good luck
Joe, Those perch are jumbos! I agree that yellow perch are great eating. I mostly target salmon and trout now.Growing up in VT as a kid we use to get perch like that on Champlain. My Grampa had a huge shanty with benches each side with a race hole down the middle. A board on each side with lines that hung off coat hangers so you watch for bites. Someone mentioned the egg sacks and we use to batter them and cook in oil as well. Good eats enjoy!
Great catch clamfarmer. That will make a tasty meal. Big yellows like that are super scrappy. Must have been a blast to catch.