First White Perch by Dave Spendiff

Posted on April 2, 2021 by kelli

I was waiting for a call from D&S Marina that my boat was ready for pick up and being a beautiful morning, I started fishing from the dock. Second cast got a good hit, set the hook and snapped the line! Who knows?!? For certain, it was a fish, so I retied and continued to cast. During the course of the next 20 minutes, I landed 4 white perch – one 10″ male and three fat females with the largest a 13″ fatty that fought nicely on the light gear. All were released to fight again.
Got the call from D&S, picked up the boat and am ready for some FUN for the next 9 months.

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