Just for the white perch fans

[roadkill128]

was reading about them on wikipedia the other day.....and learned that they are not true perch, but lesser members of the bass family.  discuss.....

[perchpounderny]

arnt they also called a white bass???

[Raquettedacker]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_perch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_bass

[roadkill128]

The white perch, Morone americana, is not a true perch but is, rather, a fish of the temperate bass family Moronidae, notable as a food and game fish in eastern North America.

uh oh better put the helmet and body armor on for when trap sees this one lol

[roadkill128]

arnt they also called a white bass???

Have heard them called silver bass...

[saturnism]

I don't know much about them besides they are pointy little buggers and sure are good eating! Guess I thought I needed a spine that deep in my finger, otherwise why would it have ended up there?

[bmxrider11976]

yeah ive heard this. largemouth bass arent actually bass, and are in the bluegill family. pretty wild stuff

[skidplate]

And smallies are sunfish too.  Silver bass are the larger silver pointy things with horizontal lines. To me anyways.  We all just should learn latin to avoid further confusion.

[devo]

Here we go again,  get out the popcorn!

[prchslyr]

Monroe americana, r2d2, c3po...PANFISH. Throw it in the bucket with the rest of 'em.
I believe drewdog said it best, "Eat them all"

[kchamp]

white perch and silver bass are not the same almost look a like but you will see the difference when you catch them. AND WHITE PERCH TASTE LIKE CRAP, IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU DON`T LIKE FEED THEM TO THEM.

[iceplank]

the white perch are a little more gray then the silver/white bass and the bass look like mini stripers with the lines being more defined..to each their own as far as what you like to eat. i have seen guys throw yellow perch on shore ( in Maine) and eat the whites and the largemouth.  I will take  yellows, gills, small eyes and crappies over them anyday. however i am a fan of C and R. They can be lot of fun and SLAM jigs!

[roadkill128]

I can honestly say I have never caught a white perch.  Caught a few yellow ones...they fight well, even the small ones.  Waiting for trapper to weigh in with his technical expertise on the science of catching and cooking them.

[saturnism]

I just made white perch for dinner 2 nights ago and that very same night I made yellow perch too. They were made the same way and I dare anyone of you to tell the difference. I didn't cook them in the same oil on account of me being with child and having to be carefull as to where the fish came from. Honestly I think it's mind over matter but what do I know, I'm only cooking fish and game 4+ times a week.

[Captain1978]

Saturnism... I would take the White/Yellow challenge. My cousin gave me the Yellow Perch/Walleye challenge  3x  to make sure I wasn't getting in a lucky guess. I passed everytime. Maybe it was just a lucky day since I caught the biggest fish too. Bring it on !!! Now if I fail you are the winner ! No prizes you just get to say " I told you so Captain dummy !!!