My Personal Best Raccoon Perch 7/21/2012

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 26, 2012 at 6:28pm

Thanks Jim....I was excited to catch this fish and hope to see her again.......

Comment by Jim Gronaw on July 21, 2012 at 8:57pm

That's a trophy perch anywhere in the country...WTG Jeffrey!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 21, 2012 at 7:59pm

Thanks Dick.....I decided to release this fish and let her carry on.....Maybe I'll see her again in this creek........She was a fun catch for sure!

Comment by dick tabbert on July 21, 2012 at 2:47pm

Nice jumbo coontail Jeffrey hope it will be in the next fish fry, I'd almost come that far to eat a mess of them babies.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 21, 2012 at 12:21pm

Thanks Federico...this fish fought harder than any of the bass I caught today and some of those fish were almost 20 inches long!  I actually thought I had a nice channel cat until all the colors hit the surface.......

Comment by federico del toro on July 21, 2012 at 11:32am

awesome fish it probably gave you a good fight

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 21, 2012 at 11:01am

Yes, it's a Yellow Perch Federico....they have many names depending on the region.....More people call them "Red Fin" or "Raccoon Perch" in North Carolina.....I was just happy that this big girl liked Jim Gronaw's White Grass Shrimp Jig....LOL

Comment by federico del toro on July 21, 2012 at 10:46am

either way it looks cool!

Comment by federico del toro on July 21, 2012 at 10:45am

What kind of fish is this one? Yellow perch?