perch for bait

[minnow1]

Anybody use perch for bait?  And have success?

[pikeaddict]

All the time.  Its the pikes primary forage on many bodies of water.

[bearbgone]

I have better luck with gills and crappie. I think it's because the perch seem to have more pronounced dorsal spikes.

[BIGCREW]

we use perch all the time for pickerel,trout work good for muski's,and I think its because of the lack of pointy fins on them makes them easy to swallow

[deadsmelthead]

Caught 2 of my biggest Pike on dink Perch that I jigged up I like the perch small less than 6 inches...

[chadroc]

never had luck on them, ran them fairly often both dinks and dead ones with some heft.  rarely had luck on anything though so probably not a good reference point.  i think it is a confidence thing but to me it needs to be soft finned looking, round goldens and fallfish/dace.

[fishon35]

Did it once when I ran out of bait after an hour of fishing... caught a 28"

[#1Younggun]

When ever we catch a load of pirch we cut the eyes out when were cleaning them. Store them in a old pill bottle, fill it up with water then into the fridge. Next time we go fishing thats our bate, it works like a charm every time.

[fishon35]

I froze the eyes then the day before I went out, put them in the fridge.... They were ready to go!