All rigs are a variation on the past the Withy rig, chod, reverse combi supple or stiff.
Like Chilly the angler not keen on spicy cilli though, as a side guy on YouTube smoked the world's hottest chilli in a pipe, went temporarily blind and nearly passed a lung, you get 70 bucks for a 10,000 view video crazy.
Their mouths are huge so I don't doubt it.
I've never really thought of live baiting for perch before for some reason - it doesn't sit well with me anymore either. In fact, it never really did sit right the few times I tried it for pike.
I actually do feel a little bad for the worms. π
Maggots however...
Depending on what you are using for the mix
you could buy a carp tart bagless wonder for sticks.
great little device that means you donβt need pva.
i usually grind down 3 or 4 boilies
whack it in the wonder and thread it on the hook length.
the harder you compress it the longer it takes to break down