I have never fished for perch before, but am good at picking up concepts quickly. Are there any numbers in bear creek this time of year?.. or around that area in general. I am going to go looking for them next week and try jigging spoons, just trying to get a general feel for better areas than not, thanks.
I have been catching them all winter at the mouth of John’s creek to Wessinger Island in 30 to 60 foot. They are all over the lake in that depth of water for reports I get from friends.
That’s a start for me, thanks for the info
Do you spoon pros keep your spoons straight like they are out of the box or bend them to get more flutter?
We put over 100 perch in the boat last Saturday with I think 6 different spoons producing atleast some fish. See the post by Fogman. To my knowledge, I nor any of the guys I fish with purposely bend the spoons. I’ve been having a lot of success with a 3/4 ounce silver CC spoon since Christmas. Be prepared to possibly hook a few line screamers on the spoons. If you fish the 1/2 ounce Berry’s you might consider replacing the hooks with a stouter red treble. The standard hooks in the small Berry’s have cost me some big fish in the past. They’re a great bait but in my opinion have weak hooks.
As long as the water stays cold, the Chapin side from Bear creek on down should be very good for perch and a few big line screamers too. Also, with the spoons, a bigger spoon is not always better as far as perch fishing is concerned. I never use larger than a 3/4 ounce spoon for perch. Good luck.
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Originally posted by SteverinoDo you spoon pros keep your spoons straight like they are out of the box or bend them to get more flutter?
Don’t try to bend a Hopkins, they just break. Many other “cast” spoons do the same.
Rick K