anyone ever use whole kernel corn to catch perch?

i havent used kernal corn but ive used pieces of whole corn. it works but sometimes is hard to keep on the hook.. id suggest, i know this may sound weird but a small treble hook and a piece of bread. it is deadly for me..

I have used corn before and caught a nice size bluegill.

We used whole kernal corn to catch catfish on a school outting to the TPWD Fisheries Center in Athens.
I bought a can of hominy to try but havent yet.

Oh man. I have caught so many Blue Gill and perch off sweet can corn that it's nearly unreal. I was taught the secret in Kentucky and it deffinatly works here in Texas. A zip lock bag of corn will provide a full day of perch jerking. Upon occassion we have caught cats as well as blacks not many though.

Yep, it works well when they're actively feeding but I've not had much success trying to get them active using corn. Now for Carp, that's another story.

Corn might work on the tilapia at fairfield

its deadly

We caught this bass on corn too

Works great! I used to grab a can of whole kernel corn & my zebco 33 and spend the day skipping school & catching perch! oops did I say that out loud? Hope my mom don't read this, I'm 35 & still scared of her!

moma's boy j/k

I use sweet corn with some garlic salt in it and Catch Catfish every once and a while. But I catch alot of perch on plain sweet corn.

corn is the number one bait in the WORLD. dont buy those prepared baits that cost 5 dollars. corn is what it tis and where its at brotha. go getccha some. buy cheapest can u can find bruh

CCBIRDDOGMAN Beautiful dogs in your sig line

I have used corn since I was a little one to catch bream. It is THE Wonder bait

I mainly fish bass, but want to teach my 5 year old nephew to fish, can you recommend the proper hook size for perch? Definately gonna take corn!

You bet! Stop by Academy and get some light wire long shank cricket hooks size 8 or 10. These hooks are sooo much easier to dislodge from a small perch then the regular short shanked bait holder style, or even the traditional gold "perch hooks" the everyone sells.

They seem to have difficulty swallowing the long shank cricket hooks like they will the more common short hooks. Mortatility rate on released fish is probably 8 or 10 to 1 better when 5 year olds are doing the perch jerkin. If you want to take it a step farther, take your long nose pliers (which are an absolute must have along tool for this deal)and mash the barbs on the hook down flat. Your nephew will land just as many fish, and you'll spend less time unhooking which means he'll have more time catching.

It takes a little bit of the fun out of it for them when they have to watch you rip the insides out of fish after fish from swallowing those little short hooks. Try and post up some pics on here of the big smiles that always goes along with these adventures. I love seeing kids faces light up from catching some little 3" bluegills. Hope y'all have a memorable day!

The size of hook depends on the size of fish. I usually use #4-#8 long shank hook. Most of the time I tie a #6 hook on, attatch a small split shot 6"-8" above the hook, then a bobber 6"-12" (depending on how deep the fish are) above the split shot. I have caught them on corn but have alot more numbers and sizes with bacon and hot dogs !!

Coach I used to catch Tilapia at the salton sea before it died on corn.

Thanks for the help guys, will let you know how it goes when I finally get him out there.

The catfish like the corn and seem to bother it more than the sunfish do. I know sunfish will eat corn...if the catfish will let em. As far as hotdogs...catfish love them. (don't know if sunfish do...all I caught on them is catfish)

I have done excellent using whole kernal corn for bait on sunfish. At times it can be a bit challenging to keep on a hook but most of the time this is not a real issue. Its a real cheap readily available bait

I have also nail more than a few Bass, Catfish and Carp when using this bait too!

That, and bread.

There goes the price of gas thru the roof you guys using all the corn for bait.What are we gonna do for ethanol now??? lol

Tom H

good thing about corn. if it dont catch anything, then eat it. cant do that with stink bait.

this past sunday me & chris caught 4 Buffalo 3 Carp & 40+catfish....all on sweet corn fished deep & a week before that about 12+carp,1-buff & then 20=perch of the top about a foot deep ...some were caught w/ line & hook only...no pole