Perch on a bolt rig

[Kappa]

Hi everyone,

 

I often fish with maggots on a a semifixed feeder/lead set up but have never caught a perch on this method depsite fishing waters where I know some perch are resident! I've caught bream, rudd and roach but never perch!

 

Has anyone ever caught a perch on a bolt rig? Is there an aspect of their feeding which means they don't get hooked in the same way as other fish?

 

Rich

[noodle996]

when you say some perch are you talking low stock density if so chances are if you want to catch perch youll need to try a more selective method.

[noodle996]

have a look around this one there is a section about perch and other predators.

/www.totalcoarsefishing.com

[Chris Plumb]

I'm sure Steve Burke will be along in a minute !!- Perch are very sensitive to resistance and are probably very adept at ejecting the bait when they feel any as opposed to bolting in panic - which is the premise of the bolt rig....

 

 

C.

[jedibond]

I was gonna say the same thing Chris, they hate resistance so that could be the main problem.

[VSTOL Lures]

You could alway try a lobworm - Ive never failed to catch perch on that even in low density perch waters.

[Kappa]

You could alway try a lobworm - Ive never failed to catch perch on that even in low density perch waters.

 

Sorry my post is misleading! I wasn't suggesting I'd target perch using bolt rigs, more that I was surprised that I had never caught a perch by mistake when using a bolt rig. With Wingham coming up I was wondering that if I fished my ususal rigs for tench and bream whether the perch would chew up the worm/maggots without getting hooked.

 

Rich

[VSTOL Lures]

Ah I see, apologies

[WickerDave]

I have had one perch of about 8oz using maggots and a method feeder in the winter. This is on a water with a good stock of perch, you catch plenty using maggots and a float.

[Anderoo]

I've never caught a perch on a bolt rig either. I'd go along with the resistance theory too. Perch have quite hard mouths unlike carp/tench/bream/etc which probably has something to do with it too.