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Why mess around with cheap Ol scallops for $12-14 lb when I can do much better looking down a ice hole?
Perch fishing on lake Erie is big business, you should see what a perch dinner cost in a restaurant!!
i think its because some yellows have grubs and the whites dont at least in Maine. i like all pan fish. ate some big bluegills in CT about 20 yrs ago. they were tasty! smallies cook up good also.
from my experience, if there isnt any cysts visible under the lower jaw, they are usually clean. also seems to be more of a problem in shallow weedy lakes but not always.