"fishin' kid" wrote in message
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thanks for the tips,

i was thinking about using some live baits but my dad won't let me
fish with anything that isn't already dead, frozen and in a packet so i
cant.

I did buy some sprats though, (they only cost £1.40) and i'm going to
give them a try.

one more thing...
how small does a dead-bait have to be for a perch to swallow it because
there are some nice ones where i go, my dad caught a 1lb 10 ounce one
and i've seen much bigger ones.


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fishin' kid

Wish you had said you were in England earlier.
Over there some people play on the fact that Pike will eat dead fish
and they use a piece of Mackerel (yes..mackerel) with skin on, with
a short wire leader. So not only does the bait not have to be alive, but
it doesn't have to match the baitfish in the waters (or even be a freshwater
fish).