Perch Livies

Right I am planning to hit into some big perch this season on the rivers - the water i am hoping to target has bleak, roach, minnows, chublets, dace and gudgeon in it.

If you could choose from the above to use as livebait for big perch which would be you're no.1 choice (presuming i can catch a few in the first place!)

I like gudgeon myself, but have probs catching them these days (are they on the decline or something?)

PS Woody - lures are not an option here!

I would use roach or minnows, these would be the easiest to catch in my opinion

Gudgeon were always a good one for me but there not in the quantities they used to be.

Had a far few on minnows but also the jack pike seem to love them.

I had a lot of perch during the summer on minnow,set up a minnow trap and you'll soon have plenty for your sessions

Is that the old bottle neck cut open and stuck inside another bottle if you know what i mean...lol baited with bread or maggots or something?

How long do you leave a minnow trap for? Saves fishing for them

tootall wrote:Is that the old bottle neck cut open and stuck inside another bottle if you know what i mean...lol baited with bread or maggots or something?

How long do you leave a minnow trap for? Saves fishing for them

https://ukfishingforums.darkbb.com/general-fishing-talk-f1/quick-tips-tricks-t1061-15.htm?highlight=tips


got it all here if you know where to look

I normaly leave it over night

nice one

and this one

http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/69/make-your-own-minnow-trap/

minnows all the way for me mate. knock a trap up n you'll have more bait than you can use in an hour

Stotty wrote:and this one

http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/69/make-your-own-minnow-trap/

that was a fluke find while surfing the old boy scout website Stotty lol

BWA wrote:

Stotty wrote:and this one

http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/69/make-your-own-minnow-trap/

that was a fluke find while surfing the old boy scout website Stotty lol

dib dib and all that

u never let us down with the pics do u stotty

Any fish you can catch is a good livebait for Perch, try to step up the size of bait you thought would be good and think 4-6" baits for better fish. You will be amazed at the size of bait these big Perch (3lb+). A 2lb Perch will take a 6" bait with no problems, yes you will attract more Pike but it was also pick out the larger Perch.

AND LURES

Woodchucker wrote:Any fish you can catch is a good livebait for Perch, try to step up the size of bait you thought would be good and think 4-6" baits for better fish. You will be amazed at the size of bait these big Perch (3lb+). A 2lb Perch will take a 6" bait with no problems, yes you will attract more Pike but it was also pick out the larger Perch.

AND LURES

and after i specifically said - lures not an option!

tootall wrote:

Woodchucker wrote:Any fish you can catch is a good livebait for Perch, try to step up the size of bait you thought would be good and think 4-6" baits for better fish. You will be amazed at the size of bait these big Perch (3lb+). A 2lb Perch will take a 6" bait with no problems, yes you will attract more Pike but it was also pick out the larger Perch.

AND LURES

and after i specifically said - lures not an option!

Goos advice tho - thanks

tootall wrote:

Woodchucker wrote:Any fish you can catch is a good livebait for Perch, try to step up the size of bait you thought would be good and think 4-6" baits for better fish. You will be amazed at the size of bait these big Perch (3lb+). A 2lb Perch will take a 6" bait with no problems, yes you will attract more Pike but it was also pick out the larger Perch.

AND LURES

and after i specifically said - lures not an option!

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