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I had a baggie full of them from last year tucked away in the freezer for this season. Guess who found them this summer when she was cleaning out the freezer? If you want to **censored** off your wife, leave Perch eyeballs in the freezer.
I usually just use one of my keys. works like a charm.
Eyes work great, gettin them out ain't no problem. Want to keep them fresh and ready on the ice. Store the in your mouth! I'm not kidding, got a couple buddies that do it, NOT ME. One had his 9 yr old daughter with him and set up his uncle. Girl walked over an asked uncle Robbie if he needed a fresh eye. Rob said yup, she spit it out in her hand and tryed to hand it to him. He lost his lunch on the spot!
I use the thumb, its just so fast. I usually pop the eye out of the first perch I catch, if I'm somewhere that I know that's an effective bait. Not usually a keeper, so I toss 'em back in the hole, and they swim right away. I figure a pike will be happy to find a perch like that, so its not a total waste. If you think I'm a meanie, look at how we treat those shiners on our tipups.