Author Topic: Perch are on fellas (Read 2129 times)

Shoe · « **on:** Jan 18, 2018, 05:39 PM »

And suckers. Went to Jism lake of slayer fame. Didn't trust the dam ice - didn't bring spud. I saw folks had walked it on my way out...next time. Walked all the way to the sandbar - one brown in a couple hours of searching from 10-18 feet deep.

Went back to isla. Found a school immediately - suckers. I got 10 suckers and 2 perch before lunch.

Then the perch finally came in in schools. Probably ended with 25 perch and 25 suckers. The big suckers were fun on the palm rods. Here is my limit of 8-9 inchers. Palm rods are 10 and 11 inches.

Had to leave with the screen full of perch. At 2:30 pm.

Good luck guys.

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lovetofishnow · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 05:42 PM »

Good job.

Bigassbassman · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 05:45 PM »

Nice work, Shoe!! I knew it would pick up at some point.

How was the ice holding up?

stinkyfingers · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 06:17 PM »

Nice perchy kind of day. Personally I've never experienced nor spoken to anyone who has actually eaten a sucker, especially one well prepared for tacos, fried to a crispy goodness and served with all the fixins including maybe even some blew cheese. I've met carp eaters and gar eaters but don't believe I know any sucker eaters.

Shoe · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 06:24 PM »

Ice was 12" at the sandbar, 8" at island. The guys fishing the front end said 6" there. No deterioration today. I think I would stick with eating Lake Fork crappies over sucker meat. And the blue cats from there are good eating, too. I know some macks that like em. Filleting these was a chore that I will have to finish in the am.

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taxi1 · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 06:30 PM »

Quote from: stinkyfingers on Jan 18, 2018, 06:17 PM

Nice perchy kind of day. Personally I've never experienced nor spoken to anyone who has actually eaten a sucker, especially one well prepared for tacos, fried to a crispy goodness and served with all the fixins including maybe even some blew cheese. I've met carp eaters and gar eaters but don't believe I know any sucker eaters.

Suckers are excellent smoked!

stinkyfingers · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 06:37 PM »

Quote from: taxi1 on Jan 18, 2018, 06:30 PM

Suckers are excellent smoked!

Which end do you light?

grababrewski · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 07:56 PM »

Palming it on Jism lake!! Sounds like fun. I brought a couple palm rods when we went up earlier this winter but didn't use them much.

I bet the suckers were fun. I've caught some healthy Rainbows at Atown with them.
I've eaten smoked suckers up in nortern Minesnowta. Them greasy buggers aren't too bad smoked

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SLAYERFISH · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 08:20 PM »

I knew ya had in it ya!

Pretty sure I know where I'm going saturday!

ronco · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 09:19 PM »

Thanks for the report Shoe.

Shoe · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 10:22 PM »

Regarding palm rod - bites were very light - it REALLY helps to hook them. I caught a few on my conventional rod, dead stick with venom float. But, missed a lot dead-stickin since it was a few feet away. We are having perch stew tomorrow night - Chad LaChance recipe, onions, tomatoes, garlic, white wine, broth, perch. Finally got those little buggers filleted. Waxies, 14-15' of water. Slayer, my son's got a hockey game Saturday afternoon...maybe I can come up for the morning - have to see. But, it didn't kick on until later.

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Catfishking · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 10:57 PM »

Nice looks like a great day

waltman · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 18, 2018, 11:13 PM »

nice fish

ShuMugen · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 19, 2018, 09:31 AM »

Nice job on the School, haven't seen a screen like that in years.

taxi1 · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 19, 2018, 10:25 AM »

Quote from: stinkyfingers on Jan 18, 2018, 06:37 PM

Which end do you light?

The tail lights up better than the head to get it started.

There's actually a lot of meat on suckers and if you smoke them you can easily pull the bones out. When I was studying fisheries science in college we used to take the electroshocker to nearby river when they were running and stock up. Lots of good eating in the dorm before they were finished off.

JohnnyO19 · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 19, 2018, 11:50 AM »

Sweet, way to go Shoe!

I can't believe how many suckers are in there this year, maybe they should throw a few Pike in

DoctorPerch · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 19, 2018, 01:27 PM »

Shoe,
What type of line and lb. test do you use on palm rods? Bought one but never used it. Seems a perfect rod for the hike to the Jizm.

SLAYERFISH · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 19, 2018, 01:36 PM »

Quote from: DoctorPerch on Jan 19, 2018, 01:27 PM

Shoe,
What type of line and lb. test do you use on palm rods? Bought one but never used it. Seems a perfect rod for the hike to the Jizm.

Do they work? I guess-

Do they look ghey? For Sure!

Shoe · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 19, 2018, 06:14 PM »

I put 3 lb test mono on them. Some of those suckers weighed 3 lbs and got near the breaking point while hand lining.

Quote from: SLAYERFISH on Jan 19, 2018, 01:36 PM

Do they look ghey? For Sure!

Ha. The "John Deere" colored floating suit that I wear is even more embarrassing.

Keep your distance, all this gheyness will rub off on ya.

Once the big school of perch moved it, honestly ocean bait casting gear would work. Palm rod is for those picky ones.

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SLAYERFISH · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 19, 2018, 07:34 PM »

Bwahahaha-

SLAYERFISH · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 19, 2018, 08:05 PM »

I don't normally hot-spot but this lake really needs some thinning out. Several of us are going up there tomorrow. just catch and keep a butt-load is all I ask!

grababrewski · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 19, 2018, 08:50 PM »

Kill, Kill, Kill!!

I'm going to a more "challenging lake" LOL

Shoe · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 19, 2018, 08:53 PM »

Quote from: SLAYERFISH on Jan 19, 2018, 08:05 PM

This lake really needs some thinning out. Several of us are going up there tomorrow. just catch and keep a butt-load is all I ask!

I agree. Surprisingly, it doesn't get enough pressure. Keep every sucker, too.

No limit there. It would have been 25+ pounds of sucker to carry out for me.

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Author Topic: Perch are on fellas (Read 2129 times)