01-30-2004, 04:34 AM
Most of the time perch swim bladder will expand and they can't go back down , even if they try . Last sunday I caught one perch and it was so small I dropped it in the hole and watched it swim all the way down to the bottom on my fishfinder and it hit my sons pole . Now it is in my freezer . Not sure of the info on how deep to not release a fish , but I was fishing in 32 feet and most of the time perch can't swim down after being brought back up fast like that . I had them expand in about 18' deep water before .
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