What's best chum to use for Perch?

[Swedish Pimpin]

I'm heading to a Bay in a few days that has perch and a few white fish.  My friend and I are planning on setting up in a Clam 6pack shelter for the day.  I've heard of guys out here using either rice or a mix of pasta/spawn/corn.

I was going to setup one line with a still minnow and maybe jig a very small swedish pimple tipped with a minnow head. probably 6-8 feet water max or shallower

Does anyone have any suggestions on a chum mixture or setup?

Thanks in advance!

[Yooper77]

I save my old minnows, pinch or cut them into little pieces and freeze them into a ball. Drop the ball down and as it melts, it releases scent and will bring various fish in.

[fiesty]

use whatever you have...fish guts, dead bait, oatmeal, rice, egg shells...etc...we just trickle a bit down every few minutes...depends on how deep the water is...

[Hando]

I save my old minnows, pinch or cut them into little pieces and freeze them into a ball. Drop the ball down and as it melts, it releases scent and will bring various fish in.

I do something similar...Going after perch I fish my live bait until my minnow dies. I then pinch off the tail and throw it on the ice and fish with just the head. When that gets bit off or doesn't produce I put on a lively new minnow.  When I get 4 or 5 tails on the ice I push them down the hole and drop my line.  I can't tell you how many times I hook one when doing that and the perch spits up tails.

[Whopper Stopper]

    Large curd cottage cheese works.

             WS 

[fiesty]

jeesh....I'd probably eat the cottage cheese before I sent it down the hole......

[Yooper77]

jeesh....I'd probably eat the cottage cheese before I sent it down the hole......

X2 as long as it is large curd, small curd has a nasty texture.

[TeeBugg]

Egg shells. Dead minnows. Minnow parts. Whatever floats your boat!

[Yooper77]

If I ever get back perch fishing, I'm going to drop some small pieces of cooked spaghetti noodles that I've scented with anise oil.

[mricefish]

I save my old minnows, pinch or cut them into little pieces and freeze them into a ball. Drop the ball down and as it melts, it releases scent and will bring various fish in.

I have always just left the tail lay on the ice, next time i am going to try that.  Hope it works, thanks for the idea.