Author Topic: Christmas Carp (Read 2619 times)

SlabSultan · « **on:** Dec 27, 2019, 09:15 AM »

My wife landed this beast after a 45 minute fight on 2 lb line. No idea how we got it topside. Wouldn't fit through an 8 inch hole. 30 inches and just shy of 20 lbs. It was a load of fun to watch her smile for the rest of the day.

river_scum · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 09:25 AM »

Awesome job!!!!! That's patience to stay it that long.

Gunflint · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 09:45 AM »

Amazing on 2 pound line!

What size hole did you have?

SlabSultan · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 10:19 AM »

Started with a 4" hole, since we were fishing bluegill and crappie. Overlapped an 8" hole once we saw the size of the carp. Still didnt have a chance to fit. Had to connect three 8" holes to create enough room.

Gunflint · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 10:22 AM »

Quote from: SlabSultan on Dec 27, 2019, 10:19 AM

Started with a 4" hole, since we were fishing bluegill and crappie. Overlapped an 8" hole once we saw the size of the carp. Still didnt have a chance to fit. Had to connect three 8" holes to create enough room.

Scary to have bases spinning so close to 2 pound line. Impossible if you were alone. Nice job.

SlabSultan · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 10:36 AM »

Forgot to mention, the fish dove and got itself hung up in structure 3 times! She got it out somehow 3 times! Plus there were a bunch of zebra mussels on the line when we pulled it up, which can be pretty sharp. More reason to wonder how the heck she landed that thing.

3300 · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 10:51 AM »

wtg!

great advertisement for the brand of line you used. maybe they'd give you free line for your story.

a trick i've been taught fighting them is to wet your fingers and squeak them on a taught line.

Old Goat · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 10:52 AM »

Congratulation on a super catch and landing on 2 lb. test. I had the excitement 1 yr. with a 10 lb. carp and 1 lb. line and landed it. You may have the biggest fish so far this year on IS. You the Queen of the ice. Hubby gets the assist well done.

Gunflint · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 10:55 AM »

Quote from: Old Goat on Dec 27, 2019, 10:52 AM

Congratulation on a super catch and landing on 2 lb. test. I had the excitement 1 yr. with a 10 lb. carp and 1 lb. line and landed it. You may have the biggest fish so far this year on IS. You the Queen of the ice. Hubby gets the assist well done.

Ditto!!

icefishman · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 03:26 PM »

Did you eat it?

Gunflint · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 03:38 PM »

Quote from: icefishman on Dec 27, 2019, 03:26 PM

Did you eat it?

I ate carp once in China at a fancy restaurant where my Chinese host ordered the dinner. It was ok, but not walleye. They cooked it whole and we picked it to pieces with chop sticks.

SlabSultan · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 03:38 PM »

Did not eat it. She wanted to release it for someone else to catch, plus I have no experience cleaning or cooking carp. Carp aren't really a problem in the body of water pictured, so off she swam.

mr.clean · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 27, 2019, 08:11 PM »

SlabSultan congratulations to your wife.

Great story happy you got the carp onto the ice.
Steve

SLAYERFISH · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 28, 2019, 05:41 PM »

That took nerves of steel!

missoulafish · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 28, 2019, 07:01 PM »

That fish is awesome!!!

Mdunlap · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 29, 2019, 02:31 PM »

Holy crap that’s awesome!!! I didn’t even realize ice fishing for carp was a thing until this year. Is there any tips or tricks you can lend a beggar on how to catch them?! Lol

SlabSultan · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 29, 2019, 05:58 PM »

Not really! We were fishing bluegill and crappies. She caught this one with an 1/8 ounce spoon tipped with a few red spikes. I had a carp break me off earlier in the day fishing a tiny tungsten jig tipped with spikes. Weve fished these baits a million times and never caught any carp, but for whatever reason they were on it this day

Mdunlap · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 29, 2019, 07:43 PM »

Well congrats on the awesome catch then! I’m definitely going to try to figure out a pattern for them, poor mans golden salmon!

missoulafish · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 29, 2019, 08:52 PM »

id never quit fishing for them if I could make them bite!!

SLAYERFISH · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 30, 2019, 12:37 PM »

I caught an 8lb carp jigging a silver 1/6 oz.Thomas Buoyant thru the ice. Go figure-

77tech · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 30, 2019, 08:41 PM »

Amazing catch on 2 lb line. Did she catch that using the rod on the ice in the picture? Everyone comments on the drags on the inline reels being poor. That fish must have given the drag quite a work out on whatever reel she was using.

SlabSultan · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 31, 2019, 07:35 AM »

It was the reel the in the picture, which is made by 13 fishing. I use a similar reel by them and I'm not overly impressed. The drag seems kind of sticky and had me worried the whole time she was fighting it. At the same time, it got the job done!

PenguinIII · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 31, 2019, 08:36 AM »

Congratulations on the catch of a lifetime, truly amazing!

77tech · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 01, 2020, 10:46 PM »

Thanks for the reply. I have one by 13 and one by cgi I like the inline reels but wish they had better drags.

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Author Topic: Christmas Carp (Read 2619 times)