Singling out Perch

[Cedar2RTO]

What works best for getting the perch to strike before the Gills an other fish?

[wyoutdoors]

Young Cedar2RTO, to seek the answers to your query, one must travel to the South Dakota forum and seek the advice from the 'Perch Whisperers' who reside there in secrecy. Unknown to but a few souls, they have the wisdom and knowledge to walk upon the ice, from deep to shallow, and perch amass beneath their feet.

Yes. The Perch Whisperers of South Dakota hold the key. Bring the foods they desire, they eat ham and jam and Spam a lot. They are the Perch Whisperers of South Dakota. 

[Cedar2RTO]

 
I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever out that way. lol

[Townie]

Underwater cams help cull out species & size

[taxi1]

I use a live or dead minnow, although some of the really large gills will take a small minnow, but that's not so bad is it? 

[scmelik]

If I am in an area that I have the potential to catch both gills and perch I like using a bigger jig than normal, maybe a number 10 or 8 but rarely ever smaller than a 10.  This keeps the small gills and perch away for the most part and the better fish will bite. 

[slipperybob]

Larger lures and/or work them faster more aggressive.  That usually gets me the larger perch before the little ones bite down on them.  Sometimes I have to plow the lure down past them little perch, sometimes I have to make the lure rise and escape the comfort zone of the little perch.

[200S]

Try fresh wigglers.

[hrdcore]

I haven't had any gills hit jigging raps or puppet minnows yet,I'm sure anything is possible. Gills and crappie have hit my assortment of pimples.