I use as light a line for the dropper as I can get away with because the hook tends to get hung up most often and it's easier to replace a hook than it is to replace the pyramid sinker. You can use a two hook setup if you want, but I've always found two hooks to be more of a pain than they're worth. I use a double surgeon's knot to attach a foot of 8# or 10# Maxima about 18" above the sinker, and a #4 octopus or circle hook. I run 20# Fireline to a 12# Maxima Chameleon leader - no swivel - to the pyramid sinker. When you find them, you almost can't do anything wrong. They're always around, but you do have to hunt for them. I've never seen (or even heard of) a "best time" to catch perch. A surf rod isn't necessary but since you already own one, it'll do the job.ĭon't over-think this, Cosmo. It usually takes a 3 or 4 ounce pyramid weight to keep your hook in their zone. Water depth doesn't seem to matter - sometimes they'll strike when you're reeling in for another cast, in water that can't be deep enough to hide in.Ī light rod is probably not the right choice because you're casting into surf and need to hold your bait in place for as long as you can. You only need to cast just past the final shore break to be in their zone, and we find them anywhere from 10 feet to 60 feet from the beach on the steeply sloped beaches down here. You don't need to make prodigious casts unless the beach you choose has a very shallow slope. Stand wherever you want, fish for ten minutes and if you haven't found them, move 100 feet and repeat until you do find them. You can't spit into the ocean without hitting a surf perch on the head. I've had success fishing Nye Beach here in Newport, the beach north of the mouth of the Alsea River, and the beach just north of Yachats. Be mobile-if the perch are around, you'll usually get hit quickly. I look to fish around the top of the high tide, last hour of the incoming and the first hour of the outgoing. I haven't found location as important a factor in perch fishing success as the tides. Anywhere you can see the waves churning up the sand is a good place to try. Hits can occur at any point in the cast, but most often happen just beyond the first breaker from the beach. I'll usually cast out a Berkley Gulp sand worm, then do a slow retrieve. The perch still make a good account of themselves on this outfit. I use a medium-weight steelhead rod, 8.5 feet long, and typically use 1 to 2 ounce sinkers. Tons of great info in his videos.Īs much fun as it'd be to catch perch on a light trout rod in the surf, you typically need a rod that can handle some lead. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use, or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, or any other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user, or patron.I'll echo Sherminator's advice: check out PK Yi's YouTube channel. The appearance of advertising in this publication does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the Army, Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group of the products or services advertised. Army, under exclusive written contract with Fort Carson. Published by Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or Fort Carson. Contents of the Mountaineer are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Fort CarsonĪbout Featured Photo Historical Treasures Notices Classifieds Digital Edition Archive Contact UsĬopyright ©, ↑ Fort Carson Mountaineer - This Department of Defense print and online newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Home News Military Community At Ease Sports 4th Inf.
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