Perch,How small is too small?

[wagdog]

I had a similar experience at Starvation through the ice a few years ago. Me and a buddy both kept a limit of 50. I had some big enough to fillet. I found that a six or seven inch perch was better if kept whole. I cut the heads off, scaled em, and gutted them. Pretty much the same treatment I gave any and all species in the sunfish family that I caught as a kid (except for black bass). Seasoned cornmeal and hot grease and you got a fine meal. It is easier to eat fillets but for me, eating fish off the bone with the skin on is slap yo mama delicious.
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