02-18-2012, 02:29 AM
I was ice fishing yesterday with two members of the Price Perch Posse. We had a brief discussion concerning terminology for describing the size of the perch we caught. If you think about it, personal opinion has alot to do with how we describe the perch and other panfish we pursue during the hard deck season.
I think we should consider a standard methodology in describing the bagged fish so everyone is on the same page when sizes are mentioned.
So, in the spirit of common interest in the ice fishing panfish pursuers, I offer the following information for consideration and discussion:
The term "dink" should refer to a perch that is big enough to be caught on a hook and line and yet be less than 6 inches in length.
"Keeper" is a perch that the diehards will take home and try to fillet successfully and still have something to put in a frying pan. These fish are 6 to 9.8 inches in length.
"Almost jumbo" is a perch that is uncommon in the waters you fish and you get excited when it hits the ice. Crowds gather around your location and ask what you are using and whether you would mind if they share your hole while you rebait your hook. These perch are 9.9 to 10.5 inches in length.
"Jumbo" is a perch that the guys in the International Space Station proclaim as the biggest they seen in years. The guys who gather around your location don't even ask to use your hole while you rebait. These perch are over 10.5 inches in length and just a few would provide a meal for two people. These perch exist in Utah in various waters we all fish during the winter. In the summer they are not as impressive because the females are not rotund with the hundreds of thousands of eggs they will release in March. In the summer at Starvation we call these fish "nice perch". We then wait for the ice to form so we can all go crazy again.
Let me know what you all think. In the meantime I will use the preceeding terminology during the remainder of this ice season.
The PPP is heading to Starvation next Thursday to catch many dinks, some keepers and hopefully, a few jumbos!
Mike
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I think we should consider a standard methodology in describing the bagged fish so everyone is on the same page when sizes are mentioned.
So, in the spirit of common interest in the ice fishing panfish pursuers, I offer the following information for consideration and discussion:
The term "dink" should refer to a perch that is big enough to be caught on a hook and line and yet be less than 6 inches in length.
"Keeper" is a perch that the diehards will take home and try to fillet successfully and still have something to put in a frying pan. These fish are 6 to 9.8 inches in length.
"Almost jumbo" is a perch that is uncommon in the waters you fish and you get excited when it hits the ice. Crowds gather around your location and ask what you are using and whether you would mind if they share your hole while you rebait your hook. These perch are 9.9 to 10.5 inches in length.
"Jumbo" is a perch that the guys in the International Space Station proclaim as the biggest they seen in years. The guys who gather around your location don't even ask to use your hole while you rebait. These perch are over 10.5 inches in length and just a few would provide a meal for two people. These perch exist in Utah in various waters we all fish during the winter. In the summer they are not as impressive because the females are not rotund with the hundreds of thousands of eggs they will release in March. In the summer at Starvation we call these fish "nice perch". We then wait for the ice to form so we can all go crazy again.
Let me know what you all think. In the meantime I will use the preceeding terminology during the remainder of this ice season.
The PPP is heading to Starvation next Thursday to catch many dinks, some keepers and hopefully, a few jumbos!
Mike
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] Last year was a good perch year for me, this year, not so much but I've been with folks that are doing ok.
