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Originally Posted by WOLF35
We hit White Perch(40+), Spot (5) and Croaker(2), off Cobb Island but could not get any WP over 9". We were using Blood worms on number 6 hooks, in 15' of water. We could see them churning the surface all around us. What is the trick for catching the fatter ones? Great fireworks at Colonial Beach, the best part were the cheers at the end!
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Wolf. A few tricks I have noticed over the years for catching better grade white perch are.
If the bite is almost instant increase the size of your bait offering .Sometimes this will intimidate the smaller fish.
Also it seams bigger perch hit lures. Small jigs, lure Jensen beetle spins, trout bombs, rattle traps, and even Gotcha plugs.
Perch school and tend to segregate in size classes, so if you are in a school of small perch move to another spot until you find better size fish. Perch love structure and shell bottoms.
If you are looking for bigger perch stay away from well know areas and find a secret honey hole.
Keep a log of your perch spots they tend to be in the same areas year after year.
These critters grow fast. When I am fishing regularly / daily out of my kayak C/R I swear I can see the same school of fish grow roughly a ½ inch in a week during the summer.