After having some success on the 3" swimbaits on Saturday, I went back to Goleta beach on Sunday to try the big hammers again on the perch.

Success!! The first perch went (no kidding) 15" and just over 3lbs ;-) Ten perch total, the smallest being 10", with most in the 12" size. All (except one, see below) were caught on the 3" Prizm Rainbow Trout and the 3" Pepper Trout, with a 3/16 oz jighead, 6lb test. All fish were released with tender loving care.....keep on growing, big guys, so I can catch ya again!

Edit:
One interesting note is that sometimes the fish will hit just about anything...after my swimbait was torn to shreds, I rigged two 1.5" grubs on the leadhead, one in front of the other. The end result looked something like a twin tail scampi. Ugly as heck, but I chucked it out and sure enough got hit three times and hooked up an 11" perch. Just goes to show you gotta experiment sometimes!

** tight lines make all my troubles go away **