Wall hanger perch??

[Marmot]

This past weekend while fishing Mille Lacs, I caught a perch that went 1-10# and 14".

Is this a wall hanger? Not sure what size is considered a wall hanger for perch. The perch sure is ugly, but that is due to its gargantuan size. I am leaning towards getting it mounted because I had phenomenal ice fishing this past weekend on Mille Lacs. I think this may have been the best ice fishing I have ever had. If the perch was mounted, it would be a nice memento of the weekend I had on the ice.

Sorry no pics of the perch with me today at the office.

Any input of getting this perch mounted is appreciated.

[Tyler Holm]

That's trophy material in my books.

Glad to hear you found success on the big ML

[kudu63]

I've see many perch mounted that are the size - even smaller. This past weekend a buddy of mine caught a 14.5 incher and he plans on getting that mounted.

[Coldwater Crappie Guy]

I have no fish at all mounted, but I do have ducks that I have shot and the reason that I got those mounted is because of the stories and the people that I have been with when I harvested them...Great idea to get the Monster perch mounted!

[Ralph Wiggum]

I'd mount it. Let's see some pictures soon, though. Sounds like a beast!

[Walterwontfalter]

The important question, in my opinion is not whethere it is big enough to mount but how good a memento would it be?

[Matt Johnson]

Nice perch! Sounds like a brute to me! I've seen 13-inchers on the wall that look nice. A 14 is rare for a lot of people. Some people can spend all year on some outstanding perch fisheries and not land many (if any) 14-inchers. I'd consider that a trophy! Nice catch!

[Marmot]

The 14 incher.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Wow, that is a porker!

[Steve Foss]

Ugly?? You kidding me? I'd mount it if you're inclined that way. It always took an honest 2-pounder to win the annual biggest perch contest on Devils Lake, N.D.

There are honest 16-inchers in D.L. and other waters, but lots of what folks swore were 2-pounders ended up being 1.5 at the most. The perch you show is a definite pig. Humped back, beer belly. Nice! And the color is vivid, too. It's a perch to brag about.

For upper Midwestern comparisons, in terms of how common such a perch is, I'd liken it to an 18-lb pike, an 8-lb walleye or a 6-lb largemouth. In other words, you can fish waters where these species are prime and big for quite awhile before hitting a fish that size. I ice fished D.L. religiously for three years in a row and only ever iced two perch bigger than yours, and only one an honest 2-lber.

In the end, you're the one who makes the decision. Is it something you can point to and know that you are proud of your catch?

[lilman]

I have been having pretty good luck on some nice sumos on Mille lacs this winter.

I consider sumos to be a perch over 13 1/2, Jumbos 11 to 13 1/2 and anything under that a pain in the a**.

I sent one 14 and 3/4 in two weeks ago and yesterday picked up one a little over 15 1/4, so that one is going in too.

Not to take off your post, great fish and the sumos are really hungry right now if you do enough moving.

[lilman]

I have been having pretty good luck on some nice sumos on Mille lacs this winter.

I consider sumos to be a perch over 13 1/2, Jumbos 11 to 13 1/2 and anything under that a pain in the a**.

I sent one 14 and 3/4 in two weeks ago and yesterday picked up one a little over 15 1/4, so that one is going in too.

Not to take off your post, great fish and the sumos are really hungry right now if you do enough moving.

[lilman]

I have been having pretty good luck on some nice sumos on Mille lacs this winter.

I consider sumos to be a perch over 13 1/2, Jumbos 11 to 13 1/2 and anything under that a pain in the a**.

I sent one 14 and 3/4 in two weeks ago and yesterday picked up one a little over 15 1/4, so that one is going in too.

Not to take off your post, great fish and the sumos are really hungry right now if you do enough moving.

[LaVoi]

Great fish, even better house! I love it, rattle reels on the wall the AFC championship game on the tube, and is that a monitor for an underwater camera above it?? Ahh, someday I hope to live the good life like you!!

[Marmot]

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Great fish, even better house! I love it, rattle reels on the wall the AFC championship game on the tube, and is that a monitor for an underwater camera above it?? Ahh, someday I hope to live the good life like you!!

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The pic inside of the shack is a buddies shack. I was fishing by myself, so I scooted over to a buddies shack for him to snap a couple of pics of the perch and me.

I believe the television hanging in the upper right is just a black and white DC powered television. I am not sure if he has the camera hooked up to that.

[MntkaFishin]

That is a hawg!!! I think the best perch mounts are the one's that have multiple fish in the mount. If it's possible I would get that fish mounted on a piece of driftwood and then add to it if you happen to catch another one of that size.

[Eric Wettschreck]

That dude is a pig!!!!!!

If, in your eyes it's a mounter, then by all means put the hog on the wall!!!!

Nice shack, by the way.

[Bigsmitty]

Nice fish! I have a 14" in right now. Cant wait to get it back. Thats the biggest ive caught. Fished perch for years on millacs and winnie.