We went to Murray today to give the perch a try. Last time out we caught a few stripers and I had something hit and broke off before I could blink. My buddy thought it was a cat so we took our catfish rods with barrel sinkers and leaders and I put out one to drift just off the bottom with a large minnow on it. Well I got a hit and it was me and the catfish. Finally got him in the boat, weighed, and back overboard. He was 27 Lbs. on our digital scale.
Good think he hit, because it was the only bite I got all morning. My buddy caught one crappie, 9", which went back in and one small perch which he cut up and used for bait.
Talked to 3 different boats and none had caught anything.
SeaRay