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May 12, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. Pennsylvania has a new state yellow perch record, according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
On the afternoon of April 9, angler Kirk Rudzinski, 63, of Erie, departed the East Avenue Boat Launch along with friend Sam Troup, 62, also of Erie, to enjoy a few hours of fishing on Lake Erie. The friends traveled four to five miles east to the area of the Sunoco Cribs where they anchored in sight of the high-rise building at the Brevillier Village community.
Rudzinski was targeting yellow perch using live emerald shiners as bait on a casting rod fitted with 10-pound test braided line with an 8-pound monofilament leader and a pair of size 4 hooks.
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A 2.98-pound yellow perch pulled from Lake Erie on April 9 has sent the Pennsylvania record for the species.
It was caught by Kirk Rudzinski, 63, of Erie, while fishing with his friend Sam Troup, 62, also of Erie.
Perch weighing 1.5 to 2 pounds are caught regularly in Pennsylvania, but the average is about half that.
The record-setting fish was 16.875 inches long with a girth of 14 inches, but the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission bases state records on the weight of the fish.