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Wall hanger perch??

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

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.

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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!

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!! grin.gif

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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.

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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.

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