Plastics for Perch
Original Post:
http://www.blogsmonroe.com/fishing/2008/06/26/plastics-for-perch/
Normally it would be hard to fish plastics vertically for perch on open water. The lures are too light for the current, or if you tried to jig effectively down to 30 ft, the jig would be so big that perch wouldn’t be interested…etc. Dropping down the anchor will take care of some of these problems on a good day, and if you use the dropper rig mentioned a few days ago you accomplish the mission on the windier days.
I have been using Little Atomplastics through the ice for a few years now with really good results. Before that, if you told me that a plastic bait would out-fish “live”, I would have said there is no way its possible. I had tried the offerings from the BIG companies, and although would pick up a fish here and there, the results didn’t come close to the real thing. 90% of the time they would sit in the tackle bag, just waiting for one of those days when I would run out of bait and I would have a back-up plan.
What sets LA plastics apart from the rest is the movement these extra soft baits produce. The problem with most baits on the market is the lack of movement they produce while being jigged, even with the most aggressive approach. Little Atom will wiggle with the softest tap of the rod tip, so even the least aggressive fish will be enticed into biting your offering.
Photobucket is down right now for maintenance, so I will provide pics later, but for now follow the links to see what I am talking about.
The “Wedgee” is a versatile bait that resembles the blood worm which is a dinner time favorite of perch. It can be rigged with a vertical or horizontal jigging lure, or placed on a small hook on a dropper. Wish it was possible to say (in the case of all LA baits) these two or three colors work best, but it wouldn’t be true. I have landed fish with blue, bubblegum, blood red, motor oil, hot yellow and orange, and last year with the new Atomic Glow offerings.
The “Nuggies” has got to be my favorite all around bait from the Wisconsin based company. It has caught bluegill, crappie and perch on a regular basis when I have walked out during the winter. Because it resembles an egg sucking leech, it also works wonders while fishing the streams and rivers of Michigan for steelhead. Last year the owner Rick DeBaere introduced the ” Micro Nuggie ” and the bait truly became a bait for the most finicky bluegill. You can rig the original for perch with a horizontal presentation with a jig or hook, trailer it behind a small spoon and watch it wiggle on the downward drop. This winter there should a larger version introduced, I am already thinking of ways to rig this for walleye on Brest Bay and Saginaw Bay.
“Tease Tails“ are a new old bait, just reintroduced by Little Atom. Offering a shorter thicker profile than the Wedgees, it gives the perch more of a minnow image to take in.
You can find more of what Little Atom has to offer by visiting www.just-fish.com.
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