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I've been successful catching perch on tipups. I think you should try. Don't listen to those that think it is silly.
18" mono leader. I prefer 4 pound line. Single split shot about 6 to 8 inches up. Small treble hook. Small or medium golden shiners. That's a baseline set up. I also have a slew of tip-ups set up with jigs, spinners, etc. and let the fish tell me what they want by frequently swapping them out. Totally disagree that it's a waste of time and that you'll catch more jigging. If you simply put them in and let them sit then yes, this can be the case but if you are actively working a tip up spread you can get dialed into a school of perch and their movements much quicker than by simply roaming around with a jig pole. I begin with a wide spread and tighten it up once the fish are located. With the extra lines in the water you can tell which way a school is moving and stay a step ahead of them. With only a jig pole it's more of a guessing game. With tip ups you see a flag go up, then another, it immediately tells you where those fish are headed thus removing the guessing aspect of it. It's a ton of fun fishing with someone who is a naysayer to this approach because you can ring up some large numbers of fish in a short amount of time as long as you actively work your tip up spread and use them as a search tool in conjunction with a jigging game.
I think you can use 7 tip ups and 2 poles in NY.
Perch are aggressive --- I've caught perch using 4" shiners on my tipups while fishing for bass.