>>514816Well, my Fly-Fu is weak but most anything that'll catch crappie and sunfish (bluegill, redear, pumpkinseed, largemouth and so on) will likely catch white and yellow perch. I catch most of my perch on spinning reels with jig spinners.
As for bears bring bear spray to start. Not some sissy self-defence pepper-spray either. -BEAR SPRAY-. You want something that'll pull a long cloud of claw-out-your-eyes pain between you and the bear. You can scare black bears off pretty easily without warning shots or such; just yell and try to look big. If they don't scare off either they're extremely curious or it's because you've been perceived as a threat or they're hungry enough to consider you for a meal. Grizzly, from what I hear, have to be read like dogs. Running away may trigger a chase response so you want to stand your ground at first and observe. Ears back and teeth gnashing is a bad sign. Slooooowly backing away, avoiding eye-contact, without turning your back to it would be wise. Ears up, on it's hind legs? An indication of curiosity. Stand your ground and observe, avoid eye-contact and avoid showing signs of fear. With any luck it'll fuck off and go back to doing whatever it was doing before it noticed you.
Failing all that, if you do get charged, you're probably going to need to pull heat in case the bear spray doesn't stop the charge. You won't want to pack a long-arm. You'll already be loaded down with fishing gear and bears charge fast. Dropping everything to pull out a shotgun or rifle won't be fast. A handgun will faster to draw and less cumbersome considering the rest of your gear. Most recommendations I come across suggest .357 for black bear and at least .44 mag for grizzly. Capacity is something to consider as well. Big kabooms don't mean diddly if your shots aren't on target, and how relaxed and precise are you really going to be with a few hundred pounds of teeth, claws and hunger barrelling upon you at 30'ish mph?
