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Feb 7, 2022 15:00:56   #
HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts
 
davedumont wrote:
Went fishing today on a nearby lake late in the afternoon. I started out using a small ice jig and waxworm but after 2 hours I hadn't caught a fish. Only a few small nibbles. A nearby fisherman was done for the day and stopped by to see how I was doing. He had a nice 11 1/2" perch and asked if I wanted it since that was all he caught. I gladly took it and asked what he was using. He said he was using a small flutter spoon. I decided to try the only small one I had, a tiny chartruse spoon. However, while looking for it I came across a 1 1/4" perch pattern jigging rap and figured if they were hitting spoons then they must want minnows so why not try the jigging rap first. Sure enough as soon as my bait hit botyom I had a 7" perch. I tossed it back and instantly had a 12 3/4" perch on. For the next 20 minutes it was one aftet another. The smallest one I kept was 9 3/4".
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Fat too aren't they nice catch Dave🇺🇸🎣😀👍

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Feb 7, 2022 15:04:34   #
HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts
 
davedumont wrote:
Went fishing today on a nearby lake late in the afternoon. I started out using a small ice jig and waxworm but after 2 hours I hadn't caught a fish. Only a few small nibbles. A nearby fisherman was done for the day and stopped by to see how I was doing. He had a nice 11 1/2" perch and asked if I wanted it since that was all he caught. I gladly took it and asked what he was using. He said he was using a small flutter spoon. I decided to try the only small one I had, a tiny chartruse spoon. However, while looking for it I came across a 1 1/4" perch pattern jigging rap and figured if they were hitting spoons then they must want minnows so why not try the jigging rap first. Sure enough as soon as my bait hit botyom I had a 7" perch. I tossed it back and instantly had a 12 3/4" perch on. For the next 20 minutes it was one aftet another. The smallest one I kept was 9 3/4".
Went fishing today on a nearby lake late in the af... (show quote)


Nice catch there Dave they are fat EGGS? 🇺🇸🎣😀👍

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Feb 7, 2022 15:18:00   #
Scudrnr Loc: Hancock, Wisconsin
 
davedumont wrote:
I only wish I had switched to the jig sooner. I probably could have caught a limit of em. I'm not greedy though. Very happy with what I ended up with. It's a meal anyway.


And a real tasty meal at that.

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Feb 7, 2022 17:08:54   #
Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅
 
Good catch there Dave now you know what to use on your next trip 👍🏽 Thank for the picture 🎣🎣🎣🐠🐠🐟🐟🐋🐋🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅

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Feb 7, 2022 17:39:39   #
EdwardL Loc: Tenino Wa.
 
davedumont wrote:
Went fishing today on a nearby lake late in the afternoon. I started out using a small ice jig and waxworm but after 2 hours I hadn't caught a fish. Only a few small nibbles. A nearby fisherman was done for the day and stopped by to see how I was doing. He had a nice 11 1/2" perch and asked if I wanted it since that was all he caught. I gladly took it and asked what he was using. He said he was using a small flutter spoon. I decided to try the only small one I had, a tiny chartruse spoon. However, while looking for it I came across a 1 1/4" perch pattern jigging rap and figured if they were hitting spoons then they must want minnows so why not try the jigging rap first. Sure enough as soon as my bait hit botyom I had a 7" perch. I tossed it back and instantly had a 12 3/4" perch on. For the next 20 minutes it was one aftet another. The smallest one I kept was 9 3/4".
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Those are some fat perch. Prestuffed ???

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Feb 7, 2022 17:40:08   #
Bob Browning Loc: Cascade, Wisconsin
 
Does anyone eat the roe from the fish? I have a friend that loves it. He just fries them like chicken eggs and has them for breakfast. I could never do that myself.

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Feb 7, 2022 17:51:00   #
Wv mike Loc: Parkersburg area. Wv
 
Bob Browning wrote:
Does anyone eat the roe from the fish? I have a friend that loves it. He just fries them like chicken eggs and has them for breakfast. I could never do that myself.


I think they are great if they are out of the right fish. Like crappie, gills, yellow perch, or sauger. eggs out of Bigger fish eggs to me tend to be fishy. never eat gar eggs they are poisonous. Gar meat is delicious just don’t eat the eggs.

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Feb 7, 2022 18:53:26   #
Jerry48 Loc: Fountain, Mi
 
Congrats, Dave! Going to a new to me lake Wednesday. Will keep your tip in mind.

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Feb 7, 2022 21:11:48   #
Bob Browning Loc: Cascade, Wisconsin
 
Wv mike wrote:
I think they are great if they are out of the right fish. Like crappie, gills, yellow perch, or sauger. eggs out of Bigger fish eggs to me tend to be fishy. never eat gar eggs they are poisonous. Gar meat is delicious just don’t eat the eggs.


The time I saw my friend eat them, they were from a bass he caught on the Mississippi river where we were camping on an island.

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Feb 7, 2022 22:13:51   #
Dakoda Loc: Cle Elum, WA
 
That would have made my day for sure.

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Feb 8, 2022 10:21:50   #
ranger632 Loc: Near Yosemite Park Ca.
 
Good fishing, those are nice fat ones. Always amazes me how fish will hit one thing and not another

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Feb 8, 2022 10:56:13   #
davedumont Loc: Oscoda, Michigan
 
ranger632, I know what you mean. In fact, my son-in-law was with me and tied on a jigging rap but couldn't get a bite. He didn't have a perch imitation and it didn't glow. I'm not sure if the color mattered much because it was getting dark. I'm pretty sure it was the glow that did it.

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Feb 8, 2022 13:40:07   #
ranger632 Loc: Near Yosemite Park Ca.
 
davedumont wrote:
ranger632, I know what you mean. In fact, my son-in-law was with me and tied on a jigging rap but couldn't get a bite. He didn't have a perch imitation and it didn't glow. I'm not sure if the color mattered much because it was getting dark. I'm pretty sure it was the glow that did it.



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Feb 8, 2022 19:13:43   #
fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)
 
Those are some real dandies dave! Way to go on the ice fishing adventure!

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