I have in inventory ,a St Croix II, med hvy 6 `, fast action 8-14 lb 3/8-3/4 lure rating. Should this be good for perch jerking???

Bill

Ohio Rod Builders

Canton, Ohio

Personally, I (and most perch anglers I know) prefer a lt/med-light. What you have might make a pretty good walleye jigging rod

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

Bill,
Bad choice.
Too heavy action.
Roger

What about an ultra-light? My dad uses ultra-light but I'm not sure how long the rod is. If you want I can call him and ask. He lives in Niagra Falls and fishes Lake Erie quite a bit.

David Dosser
Coshocton, OH

David,
If you want to go with a light jig- like a 1/16th or 3/16th, an ultra light rod can work. But even for smaller perch, sometimes they can be a bit tough to hook.
Certainly an ultra light is a better choice than a medium heavy.

Roger

I like a good walleye rod but depads on what you are doing if your jigging or trolling I like jigging and 2 way jigging are sc3c66mlf and trolling and or long lining 4c69mlxI like a good walleye rod but depads on what you are doing if your jigging or trolling I like jigging and 2 way jigging are sc3c66mlf and trolling and or long lining 4c69mlx

How would the casting be on a 6' mh when throwing a perch jig? I can't see a lot of distance there.

Steven,
Actually, I suspect that you could cast a 1/16th jig further with a medium heavy rod than you could with an ultra light.
Of course, if you wanted to cast further, make the rod longer. Generally speaking, but not always, the stiffer the rod, the further the cast. But, again, sometimes you can load the rod more with a lighter rod and get more of a whipping effect, in the same fashion that a pole vaulter uses the flex in a pole to help him jump higher.

I suspect that the best thing to do would be try it and report back your results.

Matt is right though on the use of a walleye rod for jigging. I can't really count the number of perch that I have caught with a nice walleye rod, while fishing for walleye. Perch and walleye often inhabit the same areas, so it is a fairly common occurance.

Most of the light tipped jig rods work very well for sensing the peck peck bite of a perch.

But, this is a different style fishing than "perch jerking" which was the original post.
"Perch jerking" is normally done over the side of a boat with a relatively heavy weight or jig - drop to the bottom jig once or twice and jerk the perch into the boat.

Take care
Roger

There is no need for long casts in "perch jerking". Like Roger said it's normally done jigging straight up and down.

David Dosser
Coshocton, OH