Carp fight like the heavy weight champ of the world regardless of their size. I have always been impressed with the way they fight. As for Lakers, I have never caught a really big one with a pole but I have caught many between 15 and 20 lbs thru the ice at Ft. Peck reservoir. The Lakers I have caught on a tipup were head shakin fools with many powerful strong runs. In my opinion, through the ice, a laker fights as hard as an equal size Northern. Maybe there is something to the water temp thing and they fight different in different bodies of water, but the lakers I have caught have been champs. Also, I have heard little to no mention of Brook Trout. Pound for pound, they are scrappers. I have caught several in the 4 to 5 lb class, in high mountain lakes and rivers, that I thought were gonna break my light action pole in half.
IceTroll