On a good school of perch this day, a "basement made" barbless spoon drops in to the left, catching the attention of surrounding fish. I have noticed perch to be very curious of any movements or disturbances in the water, including the reactions of other perch nearby.

After some convincing, and a little keep away, this Yellow Perch takes the bait. I will very often use a fast paced fishing technique in order to keep fish curiosity levels high, increasing the chance of a strike.

Using a hard bead barbless spoon, a large and aggressive perch comes in quick with an impressive strike.

Ice fishing for perch using a basement made barbless spoon as a lure. Competition between multiple fish seems to increase the chance of a strike!

Shallow water ice fishing, this perch got lucky today.