Syracuse.com - Youngster catches a 26-inch pickerel on Oneida Lake

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He caught it on perch-colored Rapala near the Lakeport Shoal. Submitted photoKenny Verescak hoists a 26-inch pickerel he caught on Oneida Lake.His father, Michael, wrote: "The other evening fishing near the Lakeport Shoal, My son Kenny got this nice 26-inch pickerel right off the bat on a perch- colored Rapala."A little while later I got a nice perch about 13 inches long, that by my standards is a decent perch. As I was putting my perch on the stringer next to his pickerel, he looked at me and said "Ha dad, you got a little fish." He almost had to swim back to the launch."We got a few more sunnies, and had to throw a few bass back, and had great time. Kenny smiled the whole time we ate dinner, knowing he put it on the table."

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