Jigging Yellow Perch

[Fish Monger]

I once watched a guy jig from one hole all day long and catch over 200 Yellow Perch and just a couple of White Perch. Most of the Yellows were pretty small I thought, maybe 5 inches or so. I will never eat Yellow Perch, but what on earth did he possible do with all of those fish? He kept every one of them?

[grumpymoe]

maybe the guy liked perch. did he have a potbelly??

[Fish Monger]

Seems like an aweful lot of work for those nasty little things. I like Crappie, but I know I need a ton of nice sized ones to make a meal.

[Germ]

Well not sure what he did with em all. Maybe he fillets nice. I keep them if they are over 7 sounds weird but i can get alot of meat off them. 4 nice 7 inchers for a meal per person:> anyhow i like the yellows as well i have never caught a white so i dont know the difference. Tight lines and post any pics of BIg perch

[PERCH_INC.]

Perch are the best eating fish out there. You can get a fillet of a small one, it's alot of work but it wroth it.   The bigger ones are the best, crappie don't have any taste to them!!

[Germ]

If you want really nice taste go for Ling...MMMM ...LING

[walleyeslayer]

I once watched a guy jig from one hole all day long and catch over 200 Yellow Perch and just a couple of White Perch. Most of the Yellows were pretty small I thought, maybe 5 inches or so. I will never eat Yellow Perch, but what on earth did he possible do with all of those fish? He kept every one of them?

he probably pickled them, why the heck would you not want to eat yellowbellys?   lol

[Swift]

Best tasting fish out there.

[Trophy Hunter]

Best tasting fish out there.

I'm with you swift and who can complain about non-stop action

[reubenpa]

my electric knife and i can fillet a perch in 35 seconds boneless skinless with no waste and they are soooo incredibly good!!!!!!!!!!  MY FAVORITE fish now!!!!!!   deep fried and I can eat and eat and eat.....  I used to be able tos top at about 4 maybe 5 fillets... now 10-13 fillets, just can't stop with a few!!!!!!

[CAMOTIM]

my electric knife and i can fillet a perch in 35 seconds boneless skinless with no waste and they are soooo incredibly good!!!!!!!!!!  MY FAVORITE fish now!!!!!!   deep fried and I can eat and eat and eat.....  I used to be able tos top at about 4 maybe 5 fillets... now 10-13 fillets, just can't stop with a few!!!!!!
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Reuben-what kind of electric knife do you have? I'm considering in buying a rechargeable, what do you recommend?

[iceintheveins]

A good way to eat smaller panfish without wasting meat is to "pan dress" them. I cut off the heads and take out the entrails, then I cut of all the fins including the tail and pull out the spines. Then I scale and skin each one. Then I just bake and pick the meat the meat off the bones. Works great for perch, crappie, bluegills, and small bass.

Tyler

[Paradice]

Bout five years ago I found a hole on my favorite lake and we went home with 50 8-10in perch.  We had some cross into the the 11 range.  We could have taken 100's a day, but didn't want to waste the fish.  Best eating i've ever done.  Takes a little time to clean, but well worth it. 

[Spicoli]

A lake that i fish is like the one the guy was on. I can sit in one hole all day if i wanted and pull up tons of small perch. Of course i don't cause why waste time on little perch if you can be pulling in some nice eyes, but when they are being caught like that there is still the odd one that is a keeper in anyone's eyes, or at least in my experience with it.

[kingfshr16]

Here on lake george you could sit in one hole all day and catch hundreds of fish, but you would catch alot of little ones to get to the big ones, although i have had days where catching 40-50 fish over 9" outta one hole has happened, but just not often at all.

[reubenpa]

Camo tim
I have a Rapala knife, but it is not battery. I thas a cord that will connect to battery, cig lighter or regular plug in, and I love the knife... I have filleted well over 1000 fish this year and it is still doing a great job!!! I use it for fish from a 5 inch perch of sunny to my 34 inch salmon

[RIVERRAT2]

A good way to eat smaller panfish without wasting meat is to "pan dress" them. I cut off the heads and take out the entrails, then I cut of all the fins including the tail and pull out the spines. Then I scale and skin each one. Then I just bake and pick the meat the meat off the bones. Works great for perch, crappie, bluegills, and small bass.

Tyler

i keep the small ones also,my wife and i love them,i take care of them almost the sameway
but i donot scale them just skin them which takes the scales off also,but i put the meat
in a pan of water with old bay seasoning and cook them till the meat done then drop the
hot meat into ice cold water[with ice in it] when the meat just falls off the bones
now with a little red sauce, just to good to leave any
rat

[walleyeslayer]

A good way to eat smaller panfish without wasting meat is to "pan dress" them. I cut off the heads and take out the entrails, then I cut of all the fins including the tail and pull out the spines. Then I scale and skin each one. Then I just bake and pick the meat the meat off the bones. Works great for perch, crappie, bluegills, and small bass.

Tyler

i keep the small ones also,my wife and i love them,i take care of them almost the sameway
but i donot scale them just skin them which takes the scales off also,but i put the meat
in a pan of water with old bay seasoning and cook them till the meat done then drop the
hot meat into ice cold water[with ice in it] when the meat just falls off the bones
now with a little red sauce, just to good to leave any
rat

good idea ill have to try that

[Paradice]

you cant' beat the good old fashioned fillet dipped in eggwash rolled in shorelunch, cracker crumbs, and flour, and panned fried to a beautiful light brown crisp.  Don't bother making taters or anything else, cause nobody will eat it. 

That's fishing, MN Style.

[nepa old man]

Perch fillets, home fries & eggs. Don't get any better than that