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Strapped with time before I had to go to work, I had to hit a lake close to home, so I headed to Clear Lake for some stunted crappie and bluegill action...

It started off slow until I applied the Tip of the Month and switched it up to a horizontal jig and a few euro larve. Quickly hooked up with a couple 5-6" gills and few 7" crappies.

All of a sudden I set the hook into a nice fish (odd because I didn't think this lake had any...) after about a two minuet fight this thing came up the hole...

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This is the first carp I have heard of being caught through the ice, it completly inhaled the small jig I was using. It was quite the battle on my panfish rod. Anyone else ever have this happen?

Muddog I can point you in the right direction if you would like...

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Nice catch riverrat, bet you thought you had a nice eye on! I iced my first dogfish on a tip-up last week and I have never seen one of those through the ice.

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A fisherman wearing a Grain Belt cap holding a carp on the ice...

Is this what heaven looks like?

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Now Mike will be jealous of you taking the rough fish title from him. smile

Thanks now I'm cleaning Dr. Pepper of the screen! blush

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A fisherman wearing a Grain Belt cap holding a carp on the ice...

Is this what heaven looks like?

I think so only the person holding the fish isn't Nick and there is a bikini, and there's pheasnts every where something like that.

No offens Nick I'm sure that's what Rachel picture's!!!! grin

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Obviously, I love the hat!

And I was just about to say, "where in the heck is Grainbelter when you need him?"...

Too funny!

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I usually wear my high life hat fishing though,the premo one is too nice!

ps. I caught a carp last year panfishing too!!! What I fight.

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Nice story thanks for sharing. That had to p you off when you got it up to the hole. I'm sure you were thinking it was a nice eye or something.

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OK, I've played along for awhile, but this HAS GOT TO STOP.

What I'm talking about is all this CHEAP BEER SWILLING in the SC fishing forum.

Good gravy - one less lure purchase a week would allow you to upgrade to something a bit more palatable than this cheap stuff that smells like it has been filtered through my 47 yr old kidneys.

I mean, if you need to drink quantity, I might understand. But there are SO many good beers out there that need to be tried and drank.

I say this will all due love and respect to PDDOG, Grainbelter, RiverRat, et al.

I'm just trying to better my fellow man.

It comes with my profession....

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Check youe local liquor store Grain Belt is anything but cheap. If you don't like the taste fine but don't call it cheap cuz it;s as much or more as your run of the mill beers like Miller, Mich, Bud, and all that other mass produced garbage that gives me heartburn and makes me go to the can. I wish it was cheap!!!

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Nick went fishing, caught a fish (did he actually catch it or is it a photo of someone elses fish???), and it isn't raining.

I'm marking my calendar. grin

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Cheap beer?

Nope, that would be Natural Light.

Hey, times are tough its all I can afford.

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Mongo, what do you propose I switch my brew of choice too? Not that I'm open to suggestions or anything, just wondering....

Acctually I was more excited about catching this carp than I was when I iced my personal best 26 3/4" walleye in early December...Odd I know....

So although I have not proved deffinativly to boilerguy that I have caught a fish, he does now have proof that I don't make it rain on every lake I set foot on....

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Check youe local liquor store Grain Belt is anything but cheap. If you don't like the taste fine but don't call it cheap cuz it;s as much or more as your run of the mill beers like Miller, Mich, Bud, and all that other mass produced garbage that gives me heartburn and makes me go to the can. I wish it was cheap!!!

Give me a break - just roll with it. heheh

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Mongo, what do you propose I switch my brew of choice too? Not that I'm open to suggestions or anything, just wondering....

Do they still make Schmidt Big Mouth?

Now THAT was beer...

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good job nick! the wet spot on your coat looks like you were hugging the carp? maybe trying to rub the slime all over to get the "spell" removed? lol im just kiddin

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Sorry just defending the honor of the hard working New Ulmites who make such a wonderfully brewed masterpiece! Didn't want people to think they did cheap work! laugh

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riverrat--If you want to catch more of those ugly devils try Lake Wakanda by Willmar-- The last 2 or 3 years I have caught carp(very big carp) jigging swedish pimples for walleyes up there. Craziest thing ever. They sure do fight..

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riverrat, nice prize! I would put that for your side Pix! Opp's you already did! laugh

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Ice was fine, anywhere from 14-17"

I acctually did dang near hug that carp so he didn't manage to escape down the hole....

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