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black max

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Well we didn't get a limit but a buddy and I went out of barnacles on the north side yesterday and did pretty good for perch. We wound up keeping 17 jumbo perch, smallest we kept was 10.5 in, 9 were 12in, one 12.5in, and 2 that went 13in.! We caught 8 eyes that were too small and got one 16.75in eye, also in the mix was a 10 lb pike we released and a bunch of little perch.

We were fishing the breaks out on the lake and found most of the fish hitting rattle spoons with fat heads(whole and pinched off). The best bite for us yesterday was around noon. The rest of the fish hit sporadically here and there, the dinky perch are always there.

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Sounds like you guys had a good day out there. It's nice to hear of some people catching decent #'s of jumbos.
A couple guestions. Were you guys just working the sand breakline or other bottom? Were you hole hopping, picking up an aggressive fish hear and there or not moving that much? Also, what depths were you working, most success? (if you're willing to share this)
Thanks for any help. I fished Winnie yesterday, it was kind of cold out there, but no wind. It's so frustrating when the cold weather permits you from really staying aggressive and on the move, oh well, it's mid February in MN. Ended up keeping a half dozen nice perch and a couple of eyes. Might hit Mille Lacs this afternoon.
Thanks for the report.

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We were working the breaks on the flats out in the lake. We tried to find the steepest grade off the flat that went into deeper water. We were fishing 24-30ft and did a little hole hopping. Most of the fish hit mid day around noon in a little run, the rest were here and there. We were set up right on the break though if your in 24ft your buddy can be only 15ft away and he is in 30ft of water.

The buckshot spoons were working good for us with a whole and a pinched fathead. The little perch were there all the time and you just had to wait or move, but when a big jumbo came in the area and he hit you knew it!

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That great to hear good success! What kind of depth were you in , did you have too move a lot? Any other hints. I am going up in 2 days.
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That great to hear good success! What kind of depth were you in , did you have too move a lot? Any other hints. I am going up in 2 days.
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Thanks for the reply Black Max, just saw that you posted answer to my question. Ended spending a few hours out there on Thurs afternoon, only one keeper, but what a beautiful day, left the fish trap in the truck the whole time. Didn't think I'd see a day like that in a while. Wish I would have hit the lake a lot earlier and been able work a few more spots. Nicer weather we'll be here soon, perch fishing is only gonna get better.

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I got one 19.5 inch eye on the garrison reef in 23 feet, LOst a monster perch at the edge of the hole and caught 2 eelpout. Thats all the action I had all night and day.

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