mountable perch

[stealth3350]

for the guys who have perch mounts how big are they? i recently caught a 13.25 on low.. i was thinking having it mounted.. i guess its my first jumbo i have ever caught.. any thoughts?

[monstermoose78]

Its up to you! I have 1.96 pound and 1.78 pound perch both the 1.78 is just over 15 inchs and the 1.96 was 14.75inchs. I would say if it broke the 1.25 pound mark its well worth putting on the wall.

[Lunker]

Totally a personal preference. I'll probably wait till I hit the 14" mark at least.

[stealth3350]

so people say for a walleye its 30 inch or 10lbs. pike 40 inches.. so u say 14 inch for perch is the norm

[engfish]

If you're not going to get many chances to fish perch, it might be the biggest perch of your lifetime. Honestly, though, a 13.25 inch perch is fairly common in Lake of the Woods and in both of the Dakotas.

A perch 15" or longer/weighing 2 lbs. or more is a "trophy" in our family. Again, that's our measuring stick. I've fished perch seriously for the past 30 years and I've caught only two that met the above criteria.

Whatever you decide, though, is up to you. Glad to hear that LOW was good to you.

[cbrooks]

I'll say hold out for a bigger one. If you fish LOW enough you will catch plenty of those.

[Fish'n guy]

Here is what i would say about a mountable perch, a lot of it has to do with the girth. You may bave perch in the upper 13" range that could push 2 lbs, in my opinion this would be worth mounting. Otherwise I won't mount anything under the 14.25" mark.

Here is a 13 7/8" from last year that was 1.85lbs.

this to most would be worth putting on the wall especially if you don't fish monster perch waters. Hopefully this helps, and another thing that i think makes a mount for a perch is the color of the fins. I like to emphasize the orange of the bottom fins and make sure the gold yellow tint to the scales is very evident as well. might want to look at some of your taxidermists perch mounts and see if this is what you are getting. Some perch mounts are very pale and i really dont like that look on a perch but its up to you

[JBone]

2lb perch would go on the wall! Its all about the weight for me

[stealth3350]

yes this perch is beautifull the first things that came out of my buddys mouth was wow! look at the orange color.. and this thing is a fat hog with a huge gut,, im leaning towards the wall i think.. ill hold on to it for the rest of ice fishing season see if i get a bigger but i still have 5 more trips to low

[monstermoose78]

stealth I would say get it mounted on a nice piece of drift wood and if you get a bigger one then you could add it on.

[Bigtom]

get it mounted, any fish looks good on the wall. Or at least save it in the frezer and wait for a few more and get a stringer mount. I have a 11 1/2", 13, and 13 1/2 perch together looks great. For me I's about the memory not the size.

[stealth3350]

( about the memory not the size)) lol thats what she said..

[stealth3350]

by the way in the photo gallery of perch someone had 3 nice perch on the wall.. they look great but i was wondering why there bellies are so white?? ive never seen perch like that.. is that because of the taxidermist.. dont get me wrong they look great.. just wondering

[The Grebe]

Word to the wise, wait for a real biggie unless you have deep pockets! I had a couple reproductions made of perch my wife caught....man, that is some expensive stuff! It's gonna be a birthday present for her and it is going to be a unique surprise, because we had the perch for dinner last night!

To heck with the usual....after 38 years ya hast ta get creative!