Perch eyes as bait

NPO_Aaron · Feb 13, 2016

Hello all. I have always heard that perch eyes are a good bait, but I could not find (didnt look terribly hard) if they are legal to use or not. Figured I would ask.

NDSportsman · Feb 13, 2016

yes perch eyes are legal

Davey Crockett · Feb 13, 2016

perch eye on a single hook swedish pimple will put food on the table all day long.

luvcatchingbass · Feb 13, 2016

Yep, legal and very effective.

Crankn · Feb 13, 2016

I prefer eyes over minnows!

espringers · Feb 13, 2016

Really? I thought when they became a "game" fish, their parts became illegal.

Kickemup · Feb 13, 2016

Yes they are legal. They are my favorite bait to use. Stay on the hook well. Thats one thing I don't like about minnow heads u get a bite and miss u have to reel up and check it with an eye u just drop it back down. I usually catch about 20 perch per eye until I change it cause it has lost all its juice. I have even had great luck using them under a buck shot fishing for walleyes.

Marbleyes · Feb 14, 2016

"Yellow perch eyes, and trout and salmon eggs are legal bait. The use of other game fish or parts thereof is illegal."

This was taken from the game and fish website.

svnmag · Feb 14, 2016

I've never used trout. I'll bet they'd be hell in the tailrace.

dean nelson · Feb 14, 2016

Yeah Jason Mitchell used them in a show a few years ago and a bunch of people called faul so that forced the game and fish to directly address if it was legal or not and thus the blurb marbleyes posted.

NDSportsman · Feb 14, 2016

dean nelson said:
Yeah Jason Mitchell used them in a show a few years ago and a bunch of people called faul so that forced the game and fish to directly address if it was legal or not and thus the blurb marbleyes posted.

Not exactly. They used to use live perch as bait for northern pike. That's been illegal for many years.

dean nelson · Feb 14, 2016

NDSportsman said:
Not exactly. They used to use live perch as bait for northern pike. That's been illegal for many years.

Yeah that right thanks. Knew it was perch....mind you I wish we could use them in the lake we are fishing but way to hard to monitor for the game and fish I'm sure!

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