07-14-2003, 07:40 PM
Try using the small tube jigs tipped with a strip of perch meat 1/2" wide by 2" long. The smaller fish will hit it but seldom get hooked and if you leave the skin on the meat it doesn't come apart and you can use it fish after fish. Also the tube jig itself is a mouthful for even some of the bigger fish and they can't swallow it. The bigger fish are deeper and the bigger bait helps you get down to them. I've had small ones tapping at my bait and move it around a little and have a trout or smallie come by and nail it.
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