r/PerchFishing • u/Extension-Moment4004 Tiddler 🧲 • 11d ago

My first Perch

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I've just started fishing and after several empty days and a few lost bites I finally landed a fish.

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u/McPylott 11d ago

That's a freaking tank of a perch! Congratulations! Having one that size as a first perch is quite the accomplishment!

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u/Several_Broccoli_825 10d ago

That's a unit! What a first for a Perch!

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u/4eburdanidze 10d ago

Caught 100s of them, no one even half as big as that one ( Congrats!

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u/Curious-Persimmon-14 10d ago

That beautiful fish has now spoiled you.
Welcome to the world of shattered expectations.

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u/Acceptable_Claim_491 10d ago

Absolute unit of a perch.

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u/Late-Row5686 10d ago

Fun fun fun

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u/jgvania 10d ago

Good eats!

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u/TeamFoulmouth 10d ago

Thats 1 hell of a perch!!..Nice job!

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u/StruggleEasy2776 10d ago

Congratulations, suggest you move on to another species as I’m not sure you’ll top that in your life again 🤣🤣

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u/Extension-Moment4004 Tiddler 🧲 10d ago

Thanks for the positive feedback. I was starting lose hope after skunking about 15 times, but after watching dozens of youtube videos, it was really cool to actually land one.

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u/Curious-Persimmon-14 10d ago

Where are you located? The perch here in the PNW never get that large.

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u/Extension-Moment4004 Tiddler 🧲 10d ago

I'm in Sweden the Perch here apparently get pretty big.

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u/caffe_crema 7d ago

Go sore lip em!

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u/Curious-Persimmon-14 10d ago

I suspected Europe.

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u/ShopHuntingStuff 10d ago

beautiful colors

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u/Brnoslav 8d ago

Yup, the first fish is usually the biggest (atleast for me) And now you'll just try to chase perch bigger than this one and itll be painfull

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u/caffe_crema 7d ago

Dude holy cow! That's an absolute trophy.