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Biggest through the ice

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#1 ·
I figured I would start a new thread for fun.

Post your biggest fish that you have caught through the ice. OHIO waters only.

heres some of mine

crappie 14.5"- indian lake - fairy jig/ spike
perch 13.5"- indian - buckshot/dropper/minnow head
saugeye 25" - buckeye - buckshot/minnow (watched him hit on the camera)
Bluegill 10.5" - private pond (athens county) jig/waxworm

Its just fun to reminice about some of the fish ive had a chance to catch over the years. Now lets hear about yours.
 
#3 ·
st marys.. man that brings back memories. The One time I fished it, we saw some locals killing big perch all by their lonesome. So we just had to join them :)
it was the best perch icing ive ever had, though ive never been to PI.

That was long before I had a vex or shanty. Just foam floats, and moonglows with waxworms, sitting on a bucket, one 10-12 inch perch one after another. Good times.
 
#6 ·
8lb. 11oz. walleye off PIB monument side. seen bigger that day caught by 2 others.
10" bluegill - farm pond
11.5" crappie - indain

that's it for my impressive ohio fish.

Joshy --- perch fishing st. marys, dude, that’s what we need to hook up for! never been there in on the ice. only been there once in my whole life. wouldn’t even have a clue where to go.
 
#9 ·
man ive been there once years ago. I killed the fish that day but its even more flat and featureless than indian. I thought I heard that it had a water quality problem a few years back. Im not sure that there are that many fish in there right now.

Nice eyes rusty hook. I was sure we would get some erie brutes on this thread
I used to fish St. Marys every winter... As the years went by the fishing got worse... I haven't fished the lake since probably 2001-2002. The perch fishing isn't what it used to be.

I would suggest not to go fishing there.
 
#10 ·
I have only been out twice ever so my list is very short.:D I tried it once many years ago and only yielded some smallish gills and perch. I went last year to a farm pond that we fish frequently that has a great panfish population. We caught fish nearly non-stop that day. My biggest was a 13.5" crappie.
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We caught several gills in the 10" range as well. It was a blast and I am planning to make that trip again real soon.
 
#12 ·
A number of years ago, we went crappie fishing at a pond in Kent. Lost one pole, so like anyone else I had to see what it was. Took my other pole and put a minnow on it. In no time I had an awesome fight, for ice fishing, and reeled up a 4# channel cat. Not what I was fishing for, but my cabin fever was cured for that year!!!
 
#13 ·
A 5 lb channel from a farm pond. Biggest fish hooked but not landed, a pike that was over 36 inches long from Wellington upper. Got him to the hole after about 15 minutes, his head was at one side of the shanty and the tail was well past the middle part of the shanty. (Hence the 3 foot guestimation). Lost one about 2 weeks ago that was over 30. I'll get one yet!!!
 
#16 ·
Hey Sam......don't forget the gaff....lot easier to pull those pike out with....saves the skin on the hands.....Best of luck on landing a horse....
I don't need a gaff! The water is cold enough, it'll only bleed for a few seconds!:p Gaff in hand, but I only had 4 lb test. Line didn't break, but I think I'm not gettin' a decent hookset.
 
#21 ·
Large Mouth 22.25" in a farm pond on 6 inch shiner and tipup
Walleye 29" Erie using Swedish Pimple
Catfish 25" on Erie using a bunch of minnows on a tipup
Crappie 14.25" Lake Author in W PA using ice fly
Perch 14.5" Rose Valley PA using ice jig
Bluegill 10" several lakes and ponds
Northern Pike 33" Spencer Lake (early 1980's) on shiner and tipup
Mud Puppy 10" Herford Manor Lake W PA