Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: slabslayer on December 01, 2013, 09:15:04 PM
Title: Carp thru the ice?
Post by: slabslayer on December 01, 2013, 09:15:04 PM
Got the in-Fisherman ice guide last week and was reading the article about carp thru the ice. I've actually fished for carp on ice before. It can be tough, but it's a lot of fun when you hook up with one. The local parks here in Canton all are full of monster carp, and they can be a fun distraction since the ponds freeze before the bigger lakes around here. I'll use a #10 circle hook with a little wonder bread and they can't resist it! ;D It is a blast pulling a 36" carp thru an 8" ice hole!
Any other IFOers out there ever drill a hole and fish for carp? If so what do you use?
Title: Re: Carp thru the ice?
Post by: davidhoheisel on December 01, 2013, 09:19:13 PM
Never went out to fish for them but caught 2 last season on Jigging rappllas during the dock tournaments.
They were monsters and they had the bait in their mouth. It took awhile on 4lb test.
Title: Re: Carp thru the ice?
Post by: toadfish on December 02, 2013, 04:50:46 AM
My wife caught a Fish Ohio carp at Indian one year when she was fishing with me. It took a live minnow on a slip bobber on 4# test. It took a long time to coax it through the 7" hole. We had been targeting saugeye and crappie, the carp was a by-catch. I have snagged them before with jigging raps.
I think you could have a lot of fun catching them if you could locate a large group and not spook them when drilling your holes. I would rather target game fish, they make much better table fare than old bugle mouth.
Title: Re: Carp thru the ice?
Post by: snowcone on December 02, 2013, 06:00:15 PM
I have to admit 40+ years ice fishing and NEVER brought a carp up thru the ice...so if your fishing around a red pop up and you hear a loud bang I must have hooked a carp...
hahhah but I would never do that to a catfish... :D
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Title: Re: Carp thru the ice?
Post by: Ntoiceman36 on December 02, 2013, 07:01:31 PM
They are such majestic creatures!
Title: Re: Carp thru the ice?
Post by: Luvztaphish on December 04, 2013, 03:30:24 PM
:) Catfish are almost $7.00 a pound and you can't give a Carp away.
Title: Re: Carp thru the ice?
Post by: toadfish on December 04, 2013, 08:21:09 PM
Come to the carp tournaments on Grand Lake, we will pay folks to take them out of the lake. Just leave all the game fish, please.
Title: Re: Carp thru the ice?
Post by: fishingful on December 04, 2013, 09:23:53 PM
Slaabslayer.....I wouldent mind catching a carp through the ice. If you ever want any company let me know. sounds like a good time and a chance to use some tip ups.
I still don't get the catfish joke. I have one lake that I can reguraly catch channel cats on. Its the only time of year I will keep and eat them. They taste so much better and hammer a vibie.
Title: Re: Carp thru the ice?
Post by: slabslayer on December 04, 2013, 11:05:23 PM