There are alot of similarities between White Perch and White Bass.
some of the great lakes were polluted with white perch back in the 80's, so much so the DNR instructed an immediate kill if caught. anyways, the 2 do look very very much alike but there are some slight differences in fin shape and coloration and body profile. Ive caught plenty of white bass here in TN and Michigan as well but i havent caught any white perch personally. Im not saying they arent here by no means, im just saying they do look alot alike.
We used to play White Perch Bucket Top Baseball with them up on Lake St. Clair. LOL....dad would lob one towards the back of the boat and we have a bucket top in hand and take a good whack at em. Tough little suckers, they would twitch for a minute on top then give us the fin and dart back to the bottom. LOL, good times!
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