06-08-2007, 10:25 PM
I HEAR WHAT YOUR SHARING. BUT... THE ONLY TIME PERCH GO DEEP IS WINTER. AND THE FRY FROM THAT YR SPAWN IS ALREADY 6 TO 7 INCHES. THEY CAN STILL BE CHOWED BUT THEY ARE FAST LITLE BUGGERS AND THE EYES WONT CHASE THEM VERY MUTCH IT TAKES AWAY TO MUTCH ENERGY IF THEY DONT CATCH IT. NOW THAT BEING SAID. ITS NOT DEEP WATER STUCTURE THAT IS THE KEY TO THE CRASHES. ITS THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE WATER DROPS THAT PUTS THEM IN A VERY ACCESSIBLE POSSITION. IM NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT PERCH BUT THEY SLEEP AT NIGHT. THEY LAY RIGHT ON THE BOTTOM MOST TIMES RIGHT TIGHT TO COVER. THAT WHY THE EYES FEED SO MUTCH IN LOW LIGHT. SO IF THE WATER DROPS THEY JUST SLEEP OUT IN THE OPEN. AND THE WALLEYES JUST SWIM UP AND PICK THEM UP LIKE CHIPS NEXT TO YOUR SANDWITCH. JUST PICK IT UP. IF THE WATER IS HIGH YR ROUND IT WILL NEVER CRASH BECAULSE THER IS COVER YR ROUND. IM NOT WANTING TO CHANGE YR MIND I JUST GET HOW NATURE WORKS. IN THE WINTER MONTHS PERCH ALWAY MOVE AROUND IN BIG SCHOOLS COVERING ALOT OF BOTTOM. THEY MOVE RIGHT ALONG. CHUCK AND I WATCHED IT ON HIS AQUA VEIW MANY TIMES IN 2 DIFFERNT LAKES. THEY DONT JUST SIT THE MOVE AROUND BIG TIME. SO THE EYE WOULD HAVE TO CHASE AND THEY DONT CHASE MUTCH. DEEP STRUCTURE IS A GOOD THING BUT THE EYES WOULD KEY IN THOSE DINNER TABLES AND DESTROY THE SLEEPING LITLE GUYS. WITH OUT THE DEEP STRUCTURE THE PERCH COULD BE ANYWHERE SO THE EYES HAVE A LOT MOORE HUNTING TO DO TO GET DINNER. WATER LEVLES CONTROLL FISH POPULATIONS NOT FISH. UT WALLEYE HAS MANY BOOKS ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. GOOD LUCK DOWN THER BUD HOPE YA CATCH THAT HOG PIKE LIKE LAST YR. KEN
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