Using perch for Lakers?

[IDFisher]

Has anyone had any luck using whole, small, perch for lakers or maybe tiping a jig with a strip of perch?  I caught a bunch of small perch and I was wondering if they would make good laker bait.  There are a few perch in the Laker lake but not many.

[Fontona19]

How small is small? Lakers do eat perch. Buddy of mine had a laker chase a perch he hooked right into the hole. He got the laker, and it never touched the perch.

[sunup]

Perch or any panfish make good cut bait for lakers.  Scale them and cut into the size  and shape you like.  I have some small crappies and bluegills set aside from yesterday's trip; now I need good ice on Superior.

[TwoLightsKid]

Make sure it's legal in your state, and if so definitely try it.  Not legal in Maine, otherwise I would use perch here.  Everything eats perch, including lakers.  I think that's part of why glow perch or firetiger jigging spoons seem to work so well.  Also great bait for open water too if legal.

[allagashranger93]

Like stated before we can't use a live Perch as bait here in Maine but cut Perch does work for Lakers. They eat perch in all ponds that they co-exist together so it is a natural food source for them.

[BillB]

We can't even use dead yellow perch for bait in Maine. 

[Seamonkey84]

Yeah our state law now says dead or alive, all baitfish must be on the allowed list. For those that can use perch legally, I liked this video and it seems so simple. I'm going do the same with sucker meat.

[slushfoot]

See if you can find frozen Cisco.