What was this perch thinking?

Tyler Koopman shows the perch he caught this summer on a #13 Floating Rapala. The lure is nearly the same size as the fish proving again that ounce for ounce, the perch is the most aggressive fish species in the lake.
Incidentally, Tyler points out  this perch set a record for his group. Most perch at the west end of Red Lake are too small to keep. We think they just don't live long enough with all the walleye and northern pike lurking about.