Winter in the more northern territories of the US will mean for many that it’s time to put the rods away and essentially hibernate until you can feel the warmth of the sun again in early spring. For some hardy folks, this is not an option!

Due to the often painful fact that the temperatures rarely get above 32F around me here in central Illinois, there’s no open water to fish without drilling a hole through the ice but that just means that I have to travel a little to catch carp in open water. Ya just need that incessant urge to fish and plenty of warm clothing to get out and do the business… Luckily, I have plenty of both!