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In all honestly, i would wait till the june/july stretch. Usually around fathers day can start getting decent haul's of perch. Whether it be to the west or central locations.
Save your money and time, use it towards the gills (which are going good) or crapps right now.
I will be hitting the perch hard this summer. I hit them hard over the winter, and idk how, but im low on my perch stock! Lol.