Carp thru the ice?

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!

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?

davidhoheisel · **Reply #1 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.

toadfish · **Reply #2 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.

snowcone · **Reply #3 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...

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Ntoiceman36 · **Reply #4 on:** December 02, 2013, 07:01:31 PM

They are such majestic creatures!

Luvztaphish · **Reply #5 on:** December 04, 2013, 03:30:24 PM

Catfish are almost $7.00 a pound and you can't give a Carp away.

toadfish · **Reply #6 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.

fishingful · **Reply #7 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.

slabslayer · **Reply #8 on:** December 04, 2013, 11:05:23 PM

Sounds good to me, what areas are you fishing?

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