Cudz Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 My friend was out on Sunday and between 8 of them using live minnows, they manage about 20 perch. In the same amount of time a guy and his 2 friends limit out with 150 perch. My buddy goes over to see what they are using and the guy shows him a small jigging spoon but on the treble he attaches an eyeball from a perch!?!?!?! What??? Yeah eyeballs from the perch they caught moments earlier. What is that all about? My buddy says they didn't even jig the spoons, just let them sit and immediately, bam, another perch. Is this a common practice? Is this even legal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) All Leah's Opa ever used ! Legal.. probably not these days. IN 2006 they were trying to make any fish parts illegal as they did with any fish over 5.1" for bait on Lake Temagami. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/STEL02_178932.pdf Edited February 17, 2009 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 It`s legal here in Ohio, if your keeping the fish to eat anyway why wouldn`t it be? Also used to cut small strips of the white belly, scale them and use for more perch. Also used to cut emerald shiners in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 yeah i dont see why it would be illegal but if pam and friends get a hold of that i can see the ad now lol cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purekgw Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 i have heard of people doing that i guess it must work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 100% legal. Nothing wrong with using the eyeballs from the perch you took or are taking home. I cure them myself. Best bait goin for Perch. Using the whole fish for bait is 100% illegal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancur373 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Did that for trout in Newfoundland all the time. Where I come from worms were hard to come by. Turn over a few rocks to find a worm, bug, or anything that a trout would bite. Sometimes we had to use buds from a nearby tree. The trick was to get the first one. After that it was eyeballs and guts the rest of the day. And mighty successful I might add. Curt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnthmn Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Common practice for me once the shiners are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 used to do that all the time when I was a little kid, if we rode our bikes to a fishing hole, and started running out of bait,if we where keeping a few fish to bring home we would do that, first was the eyes, then little belly strips. I have also used belly strip from perch as a sort of "jig'npig" or"sluggo" kind of baits for pike fishing,it's awesome watching the white strip go through the water, then a green flash and no more bait....set the hook and ya..hoooo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwxr Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) thats what i tip most of my lures: spoons, lil foxess, jigging raps. works wonders. i think its so successful cause the eye is smaller than a minnow and is easier to swallow. Edited February 17, 2009 by efka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 used perch balls for bait for years with my dad on the north channel fishin jumbos in 40 FOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 i always do it once i run out of bait, works wonders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdfast Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 We used to do that all the time in lake Champlain Vermont. Not on a jig but just a hook and sinker. Funny thing though, they would not bite if they were Bass or Punkinseed eyes. If you want to argue if it was legal back then ask the old guy that lived there most of the year who taught me that, who's been dead a long time ago. God rest his soul, He was a Prince of a man. Taught me all about fishing and the outdoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 used perch balls for bait for years with my dad on the north channel fishin jumbos in 40 FOW How do you sort the males from the females? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubris21 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Never done it myself, but a couple of years ago saw a guy catching large spring panfish one after another using perch eyeballs. Meanwhile my friend and I went home with maybe a dozen dinks in a couple hours using micro tubes. Edited February 17, 2009 by freshwaterfanatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I must try this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 How do you sort the males from the females? Hahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozaibak1 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hell yeah it's legal! The first time I found out about this technique, it was by accident! Was fishing pigeon lake on a slow day, caught a perch it unhooked just leaving its eyeball, I used that as bait thinking 'what the hell,' and the action picked right up it was on fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Ok so it is legal. I will give it a try. I must admit that I will kill the perch before I will remove its eye. I think that is only fair. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abberz Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 If you've ever ran out of bait when panfish are biting this works great....it could have been they were on top of a hump or something and you guys weren't....even though you were close that made all the difference no matter what bait was being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) 100% legal. Nothing wrong with using the eyeballs from the perch you took or are taking home. I cure them myself. Best bait goin for Perch.Using the whole fish for bait is 100% illegal though. So I hook the perch throuh the EYE BALLL,and a pike takes it,am I still legal??????? J/K Bro. I was brought up on eyes and herring. Heres another for ya. Cut thin slices of a perch throut. Nice bait for crappie. Edited February 18, 2009 by misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyboy83 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 What's the best way to remove the eyeball? PB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 What's the best way to remove the eyeball? PB Push your thumb up under the socket and the eyeball will pop. Also a great bait for smelts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 So I hook the perch throuh the EYE BALLL,and a pike takes it,am I still legal??????? J/K Bro. I was brought up on eyes and herring. Heres another for ya. Cut thin slices of a perch throut. Nice bait for crappie. Ok so am i reading this right. I am allowed to catch a perch and cut pieces of perch to use as bait? Is that correct, or am I just allowed to use certain parts of the perch. I tried doing a search but failed to come up with an thorough answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) i've heard of ppl doing this but i havent done it myself. i've also heard of ppl cutting some skin off a lake trout and putting that on your hook worked wonders but i never tried it. this past weekend i was fishing with a buddy and he had chunks of lake trout belly/skin that he was jigging with getting lakers. is what he was doing illegal? Edited February 18, 2009 by pike slayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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