Perch Technique Drop Shot Slab Grabber

perch techniques using slab grabber Berkley Power Bait Nymph

[@caughtbyconsul96]

Amazing video. I entered my first perch derby this year and the winners said they exclusively used slab grabbers! I brought one with me but didn't use it!! Now I know how to. Thank you!!

[@TaroMurata]

Your vids are off the chain Mr. Whyte! Love em’👊

[@baldvale5418]

Great tips, Really good footage, good lessons learned. Thank You.

[@kenwindsoron1399]

Great job only talk when needed and lots of action ty

[@Live2Fish_Online]

Awesome to see that underwater footage!! Thanks for this!

[@jwfishingnz6473]

0:53 i love how the fish just gets pulled up and is never seen again

[@dennismaskay1667]

Used this yesterday and was very productive, thanks John.

[@kabbythedog9409]

You’re the man - super video Just got clarification we can use them here in MN but are limited to that pole, headed up to the shop to rig one up

[@boygirlandadad5814]

There have been some questions about detecting light bites, and yes, a camera works the best and is a lot of fun. However if you don't have a camera this is my advice. For pan fish I use a old vintage Teho rod. I like these rods for two reasons; first I love the line counter they have as I fish a lot of deep water for panfish, often on Lake Superior and it's get you back down to depth with very little hassle and is very fast. Secondly, I don't feel for a bite, I look for it on the surface tension of the water as the line pierces through it. Lastly you can rest a Teho on your knee keeping it totally still when deadsticking. Water will adhear to the line and you can see it either pulling down but most often lifting up which either brings down a cone of water on the surface or pulls it up on the line. It's very miniscule but works great. Another thing we found works great for perch or schooling fish is we keep a lure, like a Swedish Pimple down on another line with no hooks on it. Like I said earlier we fish a lot of deeper water and when using a camera we noticed fish kinda slowly swam off when you were reeling up, rebaiting and getting your lure back down. If you keep a lure down there the perch stick around. Another massive trick to keeping fish and drawing in other fish is we dump crushed seashells down our holes before we start. It's just a theory but maybe it gives a fish something different to attract them other than the same old mud bottom. If you are one of those fishermen that like looking down your hole it makes it easier to see what going on too.

[@bmwthreethreefive5798]

Incredible footage and great info. Well done Sir!

[@doctorxring]

Marvelous photography. Thank you !

[@themarshmanchronicles1221]

Great video! Informative, short, to the point and with excellent video footage. Thank you! A++

[@pieczywcarptv1656]

amazing shots. beautiful and clean quality. unbelievable

[@ryannlarge8414]

Best video I've seen thus far describing how to jig through the ice. I may start using a jig or spoon on the bottom instead of a weight. Still waiting for Martindale Pond to freeze over because Simcoe is about 2.5 hours away.

[@dennisjj6529]

Excellent.....such great information. I really can use a bunch of this. Thanks for your sharing.

[@ike5149]

The underwater shots are stunning wow

[@gungasc]

"Oh a piece of candy!" *yoink* "Oh a piece of candy!" *yoink* "Oh a piece of candy!" *yoink* "Oh a piece of candy!" *yoink* "Oh a piece of candy!" *yoink*

[@LussiersPrideGunDogs]

Changed my life haha. I’ve been wondering if anyone drop shots through the ice. This is awesome

[@markblix6880]

Good tips. Right to the point.

[@Thedeadbeetsband]

I’m dreaming of simco and we’re in early August. My favorite ice fishing lake of all time. Mad respect for your incredible patience and determination to get the good word out there about your scientific research and knowledge.

[@timeonthewaterca]

Thank you. I can't wait for winter.

[@Hi-km9tr]

excellent tips, excellent video, keep them coming buddy

[@jonathanboerema7849]

I am going to give thes a try thanks for the tip.

[@jdhoger4034]

That was great , thanks for the tips bud.

[@jannickfishing741]

Great footage!

[@leeprice7810]

Jeesh you make it look easy . 😊

[@elmerramalho7841]

Great idea...I’m going to try it out

[@BillyTheBassAssassin]

Love simcoe! Great video man!

[@roncolpo5056]

I love it....trying it tommorow

[@injentech42]

amazing footage

[@frankfrank1999]

You go my friend , nice job.

[@chriscool1680]

Very good footage 📸

[@wilmartin4686]

That was awesome thank you

[@milehigh3054]

Super clear water!

[@limestonelizard]

great underwater footage!

[@vitamind2387]

Winter dead sticking is so much fun. I also dead stick with 6 inch swim baits for stripers. When it gets really cold I’ll drop down to 3-4 inch swim baits.

[@techbro404]

Tremendous tups brother.

[@claytontrivedi8820]

Love the video

[@wheels.and.wrenches]

That looks fun

[@ianhenson724]

Nice , i enjoyed that.

[@fishinfool247]

Also buckshot rattle spoon with hook removed about 18in up with small jig n waxie under works good rattle to call um in bait for them to grab caught lots of jumbos that way

[@AnglingInSecrecy]

Cool underwater footage

[@edquier40]

Perch Baby, Perch! Caught 2 nice Redtail Perch today!

[@millertimeanglingmta9295]

Very nice! I tie a streamer(fly) on top and any heavier bait below. Works great! I have a 2 part on my channel(very amateur) on this as well!

[@bassspotter8891]

John, beside white bead I can see additional white paint or something. What is it?

[@benfox9792]

Shout out to that snagged perch

[@jaythrasher8080]

Excellent

[@Carnayak]

Bonne vidéo, merci !

[@spencerfournier2030]

Would be nice if you show the lures up close to see what you use. You say it but seeing it is always a nice feature too thanks for the advice!

[@tollerhechtvlog]

Hi my friend, very good Video, big thumb up. Best wishes from germany Schwelm. Martin & Daniela💪👋

[@user-oo8qq9zb1y]

А на какую камеру вы снимали видео?

[@rjeffery1405]

Nice bit of fishing some very nice pike wish I had half your luck 😆

[@farmerbobbygrows3338]

Perch are such a beautiful fish underwater like little mini tiger bullets

[@randomconsumer4494]

Cool view from under the ice.

[@TheOsmodius]

That's a really cool view. It kind of reminds me of this one moment on Spongebob, they pull on the hook a couple times and off they go.

[@glennkrzeminski7539]

Patrick: "You just jump off before you go up too high! ... How can they be dangerous? They're covered with free cheese!" Soo funny.

[@user-hb8be5wb4q]

I’ve had bass, small and large, bream, crappie, goggleeye, catfish, peacock bass, tuna, pike, flounder, cod, halibut, shrimp,snow crab, but never lake perch and I hear they are delicious, will try that next time up that way.

[@Tomysymo69]

Great video! really helped me learn how to properly use the spoon to catch good size perch on Lake St. Clair. just curious, how has that fenwick aetos held up? is it still your go to rod? I ask because I was looking at purchasing that same model rod you described at Cabelas

[@wendyjones5036]

+Tom Pucovsky . If you're really serious about your lure fishing the very best rods all come from Japan. They might not be cheap but they use the very best carbons and components but the design of the blanks are light years ahead of what's availabe in the USA and Europe. Take a look at some of the "Major craft" predator rods that are currently selling well in higher end UK lure fishing specialist shops. The Tenryu rods also have a reputation in Europe as outstanding rods, again average price is around $500 - $600 but the balance and information that's transmitted from the tip down through the blank is like nothing experienced before. A previous doubter from the writing staff of Sea Angler magazine said it's crazy money to spend on a spinning rod. After a day out with a fellow angling journalist who had bought one, he ended up ordering one himself and wrote an article on how he was wrong and these Japanese rods are like nothing he'd ever fished with before.

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

He John, great demo. Got a question: We got very murky water here, perch cannot see further than some 10cm. Would you still let thr bait sit or would you change the technique? ATB Ralf

[@timeonthewaterca]

Definitely move the bait more. Shorten the pause

[@cnorth1562]

thanks this helps

[@canatek]

Wow, what a great video. I have a couple of questions please. What size of hook for the dropshot. What do you use to tip the Spoon. What type of underwater camera did you use, very impressive

[@timeonthewaterca]

+canatek I use a #6 red hook. I don't tip the spoon with anything just the bead that comes on the spoon. The camera is a GoPro 4 with a special underwater trippod

[@justin81011776]

What size and type of line are you using?

[@timeonthewaterca]

Sorry for the delay. I'm using 10 pound Nanofil with an 8 pound Fluorocarbon leader

[@richardreynolds4190]

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[@Rscmgw23]

Richard Reynolds. English please...

[@davetheflashguy]

Great video bud thanks so much #tightlines

[@MaFam2023]

You do good job 👍 You have a new friend now 💪👍👍👍

[@jadeddragon4254]

How in the world did you detect some of those bites.....were you syncing the hookset with your underwater camera ? Any advice is appreciated...awesome video

[@ryannlarge8414]

You should be able to feel most of them or see your line move. I have trouble detecting the bites too.

[@jonturgeon1]

I use a light rod with 5lb line to fish perch. You will definitely feel them! Cheers.

[@47raylee]

this is not a comment but a question,where can a person buy these different spoons and bait?,I live in northern michigan.

[@tking2689]

Great video John! Quick question, is that just a standard drop shot setup with a palomar knot? Or a different type a knot that allows u to tie a hook on ur tag end. Thx.

[@timeonthewaterca]

It is just a standard drop shot. Nothing fancy

[@nategaris3457]

Nice!

[@eddiejennings9153]

What size is your swivel hook and your nymph?

[@rebelsyell8832]

That one of the only ways i ice fish. U should be able to keep the dropshot on the ground and just bounce the line. I never try to move the shot bc it can scare off the fish. Good video.

[@jakobsime4190]

You have so much perch therr

[@KEDZIO5]

love this lure, although the pink beed seem to work better for me

[@KEDZIO5]

plus it's so easy to unhook the fish

[@byronnorlock2481]

Some juicy jumbos

[@bubbajay4044]

what camera are you using and is it a live camera?

[@rattrap8819]

Yellow Perch are SO tasty, mmmm. Cheers from Tampa, FL.

[@Lil_Fumez]

Gotta be about the sexiest setup I’ve ever seen

[@pelicannos]

Hello from Spain, Beautiful video. When fishing, do you see any difference between using a normal mono leader and a fluorocarbon leader? Thank you very much, and good fishing.

[@timeonthewaterca]

I find fluorocarbon more effective not only because it almost invisible but there is less line stretch so better hook sets.

[@GospelTestimony]

Hey John, awesome video. I'm just wondering what size and style of Slab Grabber you're using in the video. Is it 1 1/4, 1 1/2 or 2 inch? Also, have you tried the Drain Pipe or do you stick with the traditional?

[@timeonthewaterca]

The slabgrabber in the video is a 1.5 inch drain pipe!

[@GospelTestimony]

Thanks for the speedy reply. All the best on the ice this season!

[@timeonthewaterca]

To you as well and stay safe out there.

[@GospelTestimony]

You too my friend.

[@DEVILDOG1964]

BEEN DOING THE UPPER HOOK THING FOR 20 YEAR CALL IT A "BUG LIGHT"

[@AndreiseAndreise]

Hello John, very great fishing! Could you tell me about white paint on the slab grabber? That is just a basic white paint or some special one? Thanks!

[@timeonthewaterca]

Sorry for the delay. It is actually chartreuse. I looks white in the colored water.

[@glennkrzeminski7539]

Sage video. I also think people jig too aggressively. Do the perch always hit that spoon so aggressively? The reason I ask is because I, too, use a dropper but I put the smaller item on the bottom, in my case, a 3/32 oz. jig head/ice fly. Much like the results I see here, ninety percent of my catch happens on the bottom rig. My top rig is the spoon, Swedish Pimple, but its action is greatly impeded by the dropper so I catch few fish on it. (It's also a bit above the strike zone, to be fair.) I have so much success with my rigging that I'd hate to switch, simply to test which works better on the bottom. However, I like the slab grabber's one hook (vs. the Pimple's treble) and the fact that you are using it baitless, which is always preferable. So I have to ask, "Are these results typical?"

[@timeonthewaterca]

I have the same problem using treble hooks. Too hard to get out in the cold. I bend most of my barbs down so I can just shake them off. Notice a lot of the fish actually just try to hit the bead on the hook.

[@user-oo8qq9zb1y]

Обожаю зимнюю рыбалку!

[@darrenwandy]

The slab grabber you used...any particular size and or color?

[@timeonthewaterca]

Sorry for the delay. 2 inch drain pipe with a chartreuse beed

[@SilencedByYoutube]

Do these spoons only work for ice fishing or are they also effective in the summer off a boat or kayak?

[@timeonthewaterca]

I use them in the open water as well

[@Akctar]

Что за камерой снимал мужик?

[@JAM9307]

Also would like to know what camera, im looking to get one

[@nisse4629]

Thats a GoPro Hero 4

[@jaybrown29]

Do you think a camera scares whitefish ?

[@hownowbrowntrouttasmania7389]

now you seem me now you dont.super check out some of the big reds ive caught in Tasmania.will subscribe

[@lookanabeauti9386]

Is 3rd period on yet?..lol Thanks John.

[@timeonthewaterca]

Yes, we just pulled the goalie lol

[@JohnDoe-jc3cl]

@ 2:00 , whoa....porker perch ! 👍

[@evanmcgough5210]

how do you not get the spoon hooked on the grub above?

[@timeonthewaterca]

I guess there isn't that much movement.

[@IcyDripAss123]

Who here is Canadian🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@waynehiggs7335]

I'm not. But if I wasn't Welsh, I'd want to be!

[@nunyabizness6967]

Wicket the cricket I feel sorry for you. HahHahahahahaha.... Canadian.... Hahahahaha....

[@sebastieng-r9764]

Canada FTW!

[@katlman]

The Republic of Kanuakistan!!! (Canada is awesome, especially here in the north)

[@lucianofabiogalterosa6078]

Io no

[@SuperDonBone]

are these yellow perch or something like that? they dont really look like the european perch with the typical red fins and no spots between the stripes.

[@balist0]

I was thinking that myself, it's been a long time since the continents were joined and the gene pools connected I suppose - they've started to diverge a bit!

[@timeonthewaterca]

Sorry for the delay. These are yellow perch and they are a different strain than European perch.

[@ryannlarge8414]

Our perch (Yellow Perch) only get to about 1/3rd the size of the european perch. Largest recorded in the province is 39.4cm at 1.1kg or for our freedom unit users 15.5" and 2.45lbs. Where as the British record for european perch is 60cm in length and 2.8kg in weight.

[@TheMrJcrock]

What size of hook do you use for your top bait?

[@timeonthewaterca]

#6 berkley Fusion 19 in chartreuse

[@thaivang4592]

What type of spoon is that/brand?

[@nathanwehner3176]

Slab Grabber from McGathy's

[@FreeGuitarLessons247]

1:33 Oh shit.

[@glennkrzeminski7539]

Hey, John, I love this video. I've been searching the web for the slab grabbers but there seems to be a ton of them. When I searched "#6 red hook" like you suggested below, nothing came up but red hooks, literally, and "Things to do in Red Hook, NY." LOL. I have used many knockoffs that don't perform like the originals and have no outdoor store within two hours drive to get a feel for the correct size so could you please be more specific about the slab grabber and maybe provide a link? Thanks.

[@timeonthewaterca]

Sorry for the delay. I wasn't getting any notifications. The Slabgrabbers are made by Mcgathy. Here is there web site www.mcgathyshooks.com/jigging.html The #6 red hook is a Gamagatsu available almost everywhere. Now I am using a Chartreuse Berkley Fusion hook size #6. They seem to like that color as well.

[@glennkrzeminski7539]

#6 is the bead size or hook size? I don't see any of these those key words, "Gamagatsu," "Berkeley," nor "Fusion." Plus, I really like the ones you have in the video; they have a prominent "J" shape. I noticed that the fish wait for the spinning spoon to point the bead at them and then they pounce on the bead. The J-shape ensures they get mostly hook and the spoon does not get in the way!

[@glennkrzeminski7539]

It looks like you might be using the 1-1/2" diamond, nickel or brass, with chart #6 bead. Right?

[@brodylandstorm5064]

Where can you get a slab grabber

[@bassspotter8891]

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[@OnlineMusic2022]

Beauty. лайк

[@yangntau]

What type and size of hook for the top

[@timeonthewaterca]

That is a #6 Berkley Fusion chartreuse

[@yangntau]

Is that the 2 in diamond

[@mraknevr6321]

Супер 👍 и +

[@TheBeastlyHumanoid]

Anyone know how to set up a drop shot? I'd like to try this out.

[@codkue5142]

xareph tie a polomar knot on the small hook and use the leftover hanging line to tie spoon last

[@TheBeastlyHumanoid]

polomar knot, okay thanks. One more question if you don't mind, does the hook type matter for being a drop shot?

[@codkue5142]

xareph i typically use small drop shot/split shot hooks, it doesn’t really matter, just remember after you’re done tying the initial knot, put the tag line (remaining line) through the top eye of the hook so the hook sits better on the whole line. Kinda a lotta info but you can look it up for a better visual

[@TheBeastlyHumanoid]

ok cool thanks for your help.

[@maciejgadzinski272]

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