Many of us have our best summer fishing memories from perch fishing. During the warmer months, perch are often highly active, and it's not uncommon to find large schools concentrated in relatively small areas. When you do, you might experience a feeding frenzy unlike anything else.

Have you watched our CrushCity or Snare YouTube videos below yet? They're packed with tips and techniques to help you catch more perch this summer. You can also find some of our favorite summer perch lures below, along with tips on how to fish them effectively.

6 Summer Perch Favorites

1. CrushCity The Kickman rigged on a VMC Bullet Jig is a versatile combination that can be fished effectively in both shallow and deep water. In shallower areas, a lighter Bullet Jig is often the better choice, giving perch more time to react. The 7.5 cm Kickman is typically rigged with a size 2/0 Bullet Jig.

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2. Snare is a versatile lipless crankbait that's equally effective for casting, ripping, and jigging. It excels as a search bait, allowing you to cover water quickly and trigger reaction strikes with aggressive rod-tip twitches during the retrieve. If perch are active, you'll often get bites fast. As an added bonus, bigger perch love the Snare, as you can see in the YouTube video below.

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3. Vibrax® Original is a low-frequency spinner that produces the flash, sound, and vibration perch simply can't resist. While it's not a weedless lure, many anglers overlook just how precisely it can be fished. Thanks to its relatively light weight and the direct feedback it provides, you can guide it accurately with the rod tip, even through openings between lily pads and other vegetation. Blade size 3 is perfect for bigger perch and size 2 works well for a bit smaller perch.

4. Precision Xtreme Airboss™ is packed with features that make it a go-to hard bait for almost any perch fishing situation. One of the most effective techniques is a twitch-and-pause retrieve. Often, it's the pause that triggers the strike.

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5. The Shad Rap Elite® is also a perch favorite which is both durable and long-casting. Shad Rap Elite is especially effective in waters from 2.4-3.3 meters and works especially well when you crank it while retrieving it.

6. The X-Light Pop is a topwater lure that perch simply can't resist. During summer, it's common to see schools of perch chasing baitfish on the surface. When this happens, you need to act fast, as the feeding window is often short. That's why it's always a good idea to keep an X-Light Pop within reach.

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