Dink perch for pike and walleye

[Quackstacker14]

Is it legal to jig up small perch....like finger length to use as bait for pike and or walleye?  If it is has anybody had success doing this?

[blue_lund]

My understanding is you can use perch for bait but those perch count towards your daily limit.

[adk dave]

works for pike

[Raquettedacker]

My understanding is you can use perch for bait but those perch count towards your daily limit.

 

[youngblood]

Lost a Northern at the hole today on a Perch.I have caught some of my best Pike threw the ice with Perch.

[cnyfisherman]

Lost a Northern at the hole today on a Perch.I have caught some of my best Pike threw the ice with Perch.

X2 !!!!!!!!

[trapper2000]

your   going  to  use  baby  perch  for  bait   omg  thats   so  mean

[Hardwaternubie53]

your   going  to  use  baby  perch  for  bait   omg  thats   so  mean

A couple of years ago I jigged up an 8" perch in Saratoga Lake. Before I could get him out of the water, a pike attacked. He actually killed the perch. But, I missed him as he missed the hook in the perches mouth. True story!

[huntrdv]

I have used perch rib cages laid on the bottom on a tip up for Lake Trout before. Works real well.

[edddieo]

natural bait it always best..........vary good danialson........wax on ...wax offf....

[twodogs02]

Perch work on perch too ! Chop it up and get it down the hole

[deadsmelthead]

Pike in avatar caught in  a 5 inch perch...

[nightrunner06]

So this is all true!?!?!? you can use perch for bait in NY state?

[Raquettedacker]

So this is all true!?!?!? you can use perch for bait in NY state?

   Yes..  If caught in the same lake and put towards your daily limit...

[bcons]

   Yes..  If caught in the same lake and put towards your daily limit...

 

Thanx! So I can catch some perch, count them toward my limit for the day, then bring em home to use next week as long as its the same lake?

[Raquettedacker]

Yes..  If caught in the same lake (WITH OUT TRANSPORTING )and put towards your daily limit...         

[molsonport]

here we go! redundant post over and over. read the dam reg. book that they give you.

[Loudmouth879]

Do you guys/girls cut the dorsal fin off the perch when using perch as bait?

[bcons]

No need to, they work fine as is

[combsey]

Perch also work for lakers.   Just ask prchslyr and dfuller.   

[TMBWarriors]

Clip a fin or 2 and they will do the wiggle ,wiggle and then it's Pike on.
Seen it dozens of times when jigging perch on the Aqua View cam

[gil_lunkage]

everyone is talking pike and lakers.  any walleye stories?

[serveprotect]

I find that if I use perch or bigger fish on tip-ups, they tend to trip the flags.  What do you guys do to remedy this?  I use frabil thermals.

[deadsmelthead]

I find that if I use perch or bigger fish on tip-ups, they tend to trip the flags.  What do you guys do to remedy this?  I use frabil thermals.

I clip a pectoral fin kinda makes them swim in a circle and unbalanced,not as strong..

[hard4ice]

clip the fins and i also add something to the tipup presentation that really brings the big ones in

[nightrunner06]

here we go! redundant post over and over. read the dam reg. book that they give you.
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[nightrunner06]

I find that if I use perch or bigger fish on tip-ups, they tend to trip the flags.  What do you guys do to remedy this?  I use frabil thermals.

Try using a cloths pin. It should work

[Raquettedacker]

Try using them dead just laying on the bottom in about 10ft of water just off the weed line...

[pruville]

I don't think there's a creature on this earth that doesn't like perch

[rjhulbert]

they work for eyes as well