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2012/05/01 12:34:46 (permalink)

Perchin.....sabiki rigs?

I bought these today http://www.basspro.com/Hayabusa-Hage-Fish-Skin-Glow-Sabiki-Hot-Hook-Bait-Rig/product/89565/75050 hoping to get some perching in this year.  When using these do you jig them like saltwater guys do or just fish them off the bottom?  This is our first year with the boat.  What areas do the Perch school up off of Walnut?  Are they in large numbers yet?  How many FOW do they usually sit in?  Thanks guys!
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    Esox_Hunter
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 12:56:01 (permalink)
    I would recommend reading your reg book before using a rig with 6 hooks attached to it....
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 13:12:58 (permalink)
    or just cut in half
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 13:16:56 (permalink)
    We make 3 rigs out of them, with a regular hook hanging off of the sinker..down to the bottom, jig gently, Perch can't resist..chartreuse works best for me.
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 13:44:17 (permalink)
    +1 to what Pie said.
    Can also replace sinker with a 3/4 or 1oz jig and rig with a curly tail grub to get the stray smallie or channel cat!

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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 13:48:28 (permalink)
    I know Poor Richards sells them and cheaper, so when you get bait before heading out of Walnut, just ask Matt or whoever is there, they are hangin on the wall to the right as you walk in thru across from the register.
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 13:59:25 (permalink)
    These are the best jigs going for perch. Just drop it off the edge of the boat and let it sink to the bottom. Then crank it up 1 or 2 reels and jig your rod tip up and down. In a few minutes you'll have a few perch on your line.
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 14:00:57 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: Pie

    We make 3 rigs out of them, with a regular hook hanging off of the sinker..down to the bottom, jig gently, Perch can't resist..chartreuse works best for me.


    Do that but try a spoon below the sinker. You'll be amazed at how many fish hit the spoon as well.
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 14:58:37 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: 6point7

    or just cut in half


    They work best with Baer hooks...
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 15:26:49 (permalink)
    Do that but try a spoon below the sinker. You'll be amazed at how many fish hit the spoon as well.


    Never thought of that...I'm going to slap a Boa Jig'r on there instead of the sinker...couldn't hurt.
    post edited by Pie - 2012/05/01 15:27:42
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 15:47:38 (permalink)
    Sabikis rock!

    Dont be in a hurry to reel up when have caught a perch. If you let him hang out down there in a panic, he will cause scene. You will feel.an second and maybe a third perchy jump on the last avaible hook. You will get many doubles and triples this way.
    Dont be scared to let your meat hang out.
    Oh ya, like b.dog said. They will eat a bare sabiki hook. You always have to bait up all three hooks.

    P.s. you have been getting a pile of info from a bunch of great fisherman, are you gonna remember it all?

    post edited by eyedreamn - 2012/05/01 17:13:49
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 16:16:21 (permalink)
    as far as where to find them? They say the perch population is around 100 million. They arent hard to find. You just gotta look around with your finder. They will be close to the bottom in very thick bunches. It almost doesnt even look real on the screen. Just look around. I saw some guys post pictures of a graph with perch schools on it last year. They may be kind enough to put one up again so you can see it first hand.
    Dont feel you gotta fish in a perch pac. Then you gotta worry about everyone else too. I got a little too close to a guys last year with my terrova. He was mad. He thought i was gonna take HIS fish. He threatened me with a throwing a perch at me.

    I was really scared.......
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 18:31:20 (permalink)
    Sabikis work great , I tie my own rigs , much cheaper. Works just as good. Basiclly My rig is like a drop shot rig.

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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/01 23:48:41 (permalink)
    Sometimes the size of the hook is not the same as the size in USA
    Japan goes opposite
    This should not be a problem if buying in a store but watch-out on mail orders


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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/02 07:04:52 (permalink)
    what size sabaki rig would work best for perch?

    Got Walleye???
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/02 10:52:54 (permalink)
    I like 8's or 10's...
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/02 12:06:50 (permalink)
    Thanks guys!!!!

    Eyedreamn: yes I have gotten tons of great info from you guys. I highly appreciate all the help and info. Hopefully we catch some fish with the info that we have compiled.
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/02 12:15:26 (permalink)
    you'll.get em!
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/02 12:17:34 (permalink)
    Sorry for the glare, but you get the idea...

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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/02 12:20:59 (permalink)
    Bull,
    Shut the "fish cracker" option off on your sonar. It will perform much better. Seriously.

    Ironhed

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    bulldog1
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/02 12:25:22 (permalink)
    It took me 2 hours one day to get the fish alarm shut off on the darn thing... turned out to be the other unit...

    Haven't tried the arches in a few years, I'll give it a shot...
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/03 00:12:05 (permalink)
    I have the same graph, got the Navionics premium chip this year sweet.
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/10 13:40:10 (permalink)
    Any updates on the perch. Heading up this weedend and looking for some depth ranges where I can start to look for them. Appreciate any leads.
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    RE: Perchin.....sabiki rigs? 2012/05/10 19:54:39 (permalink)
    I guess that depends on where to go out from. East or west. I dont know bout walnut. but out from east ave, you can start looking in the 25 - 37 fow range from the point to the cribs. Thats usually where they stage before going to deeper waters. Good luck..

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