Landing big fish through the ice?

[Shrimpboy]

The only place that I have been able to icefish so far this year has been Scofield. That's where the huge one was at. However, I always manage to lose some nice ones at Strawberry. The hardest parts for me are 1. getting the head into the hole and 2. lifting them out. I've found that if I can get ahold of the fish's mouth that it helps, but that can make for some nasty hamburger thumb when you catch those nice cutthroats.
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