BFS Perch Fishing | Why Slowing Down Gets More Bites

BFS perch fishing in Sweden with Adam Jones from Shimano. In this film Adam shows how he uses a BFS setup to fish tight to structure, control small finesse lures and trigger aggressive perch in one of Sweden’s most beautiful lakes. The focus is on presentation, spool control and understanding how perch react when a jig is bounced slowly along the bottom. While pitching a small goby‑style bait into reeds and weed pockets, Adam explains why BFS gives him more control over tiny rod‑tip movements and how a faster running spool helps the bait fall straight down next to structure. He also talks through where the perch are sitting, how he works the lure with small lifts and slack pickups, and why slowing down is the key to getting bites—even in clearer water. Along the way he finds some stunning Swedish perch and gives practical tips for anyone wanting to get more out of finesse techniques like Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, Ned rigs or small bottom‑bouncing jigs. If you’re interested in light baitcasting or perch fishing in general, this is a great place to start. Find more information about Shimano Predator here: https://fish.shimano.com/en-GB/fishin... Products used in this video Aldebaran BFS Reel: https://fish.shimano.com/en-GB/produc... Expride Casting Rod: https://fish.shimano.com/en-SG/produc... Subscribe for more content Follow Shimano Europe on FACEBOOK:   / shimanofishingeu   Follow Shimano Europe on INSTAGRAM:   / shimanofishing_eu   #ShimanoFishing #Shimanogear #Fishing #ShimanoReels Chapters 00:00 Intro: BFS perch fishing in Sweden 00:17 First cast & fish 00:55 How Adam works the goby presentation 01:35 Why slowing down gets more bites 02:10 Where the perch are positioned 02:42 Why Adam prefers BFS control 03:25 Spool tuning for pitching into structure 04:20 Jig fall and bottom presentation 05:10 Final thoughts on finesse fishing