THE RETURN!!! The Quest for the 40LBER is BACK! (Carping on the Schuylkill River) 2019-EP1

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March 20th, 2019 -- For my 37th outing of this year, I decided to go back to my pre-chummed spot on the Schuylkill River for some more Carp fishing! That's right, folks -- per the title of this video, the QUEST FOR THE 40LBER CARP IS BACK!!!
The quest for a 40lbs+ Carp in Philadelphia is arduous, folks. Many of my respected Carp anglers have been attempting it for years, without much success! Only a few selected (and lucky) anglers have broken such barrier around these parts. Thus, I am taking this gig even more seriously this year!
I don't know how long it will take. Heck...I don't even know if I will accomplish it in the end. But hey...feel free to join me on this quest! Let's have some fun, eh? Hah.
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#schuylkill #carp #fishing

[@extremephillyfishing]

Hell yeah, folks! The *QUEST* for the *40LBER* is BACK!!! Who is excited for some *MONSTER CARP* coming up?!

This place is very similar here in *Brazil.* _Very good to Fish._ Hug!👍🎣

[@braddahkuponz]

Leo, what's ur pb carp as of now?

[@alexwright8145]

Makes me wanna go to Philly even more 🦅🦅🦅

[@swordkingmaster003]

Hey LEO, ITS CHRIS MOORE FROM LONGBEACH MISSISSIPPI, WOULD YOU EVER GO CAMPING WITH YOUR WIFE AND FRIENDS AND CATCH YOUR LUNCH AND DINNER ON A LAKE AND COOK SOME CATFISH TOO MY AISAN FRIEND 🇺🇸🇸🇽

[@snakeeyes9246]

Just wondering Leo...since I plan on fishing on my own channel next year, could you make a video on how you manage your camera batteries and everything else?

[@ajbtz561]

the first Asian not to ke3p a carp 😂

[@JerseyJoel]

Carp are very underrated they fight very hard I've had my line snap from horsing them in too fast. Great video Leo!!

[@cyprinusaddiction1441]

So excited about this series!! Can wait for the next carp video

[@fatfishingtv1643]

Hell yeah! Finally carp videos 👍🎣 Tight Lines from the UK!

[@gabrielmorath6252]

I don’t think I’ve heard an angler say “a little 10 pounder”

[@1Cast1Fish]

Good luck out there Carp are a tough fish...no one gives them the credit they deserve for smarts and fight.

[@ATOUTDOORS]

YEAH THAT WILL BE ME,LOVE CATCHING BIG CARP CANT WAIT TO SEE THE JOURNEY 👍👌😁

[@atlanticcountyfishing9790]

Awesome video!!!

[@gabrielmorales5064]

Its funny when your just sitting there spaced out and a fish just starts ripping drag

[@albertoalcantara9988]

I was dissapointed when you stopped this quest last year, but I'm glad your back.

[@fishseason101]

I love that you and Luke ❤️ are showing the glory that is big carp fishing! I was getting on some huge carp outa my local lakes and rivers last year . . . I'ma step my game up this year

[@mikefarnkopf9813]

Nicely done Leo!👍 tight lines!

[@lupeerSuper]

Hi Leo 😎 good video! Dude thanks for giving the location " Schuylkill River" in the title, I just found the spot where you were fishing on Google Street View with statues ,bridge the Tree hehhe look late summer. Sometimes is possible to spot road signs and the little clues. Street view makes it real . Greetings from UK.

[@extremephillyfishing]

Hell yeah! And along Kelly Drive, there are multiple productive Carp spots as well. The one in the video is one of the productive ones around early Spring.

[@JanHenrico]

The intro is epic!!!

[@lsoutdoors2354]

Awesome video love carping

[@Sesshourmaru123]

I'm extremely excited for this series Leo. Ever since I took my bobber off and threw my hook with sweetcorn out into the depths, I've been a fan of carp. Great fighters...some are even pretty. Well prettier than a big fat brown fish.

[@danielsonverissimo522]

That intro is gold, best one jet 😂😂 have a nice day leo greetings from NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱🇨🇻

[@unionse7en]

GREAT series idea looking fwd to it, i love me some carp angling!

[@unionse7en]

note to self prima aprilis

[@RichTran365]

Yes carp slam I love these videos

[@z33tec]

Yes! More carp videos!

[@mattring2995]

it's only going to get way more better, i keep looking at your surroundings ie trees and whatnot.gotta know what nature is doin.later

[@SKOOLBOYGAM3R]

I love catching thos big carps!

[@MrStephanholoman]

Always great vids

[@extremephillyfishing]

Glad that you enjoy them!

[@MrStephanholoman]

Brother been watching for so long my kids love watching to keep up the good work bro

[@niwrad84]

welp 2 years passed already. Suddenly I remembered your colab with catfish and carp.

[@extremephillyfishing]

Time passes so fast, brother.

[@ddk56vw]

I wish when we were younger we would have thought about loosening the drag on my reels, it sure would have save us from jumping after our pools😁🤠🐟

[@pittsburghangler]

Dude yes!!

[@rjrj8333]

Your videos make me want to get back to the river asap lol

[@Coastalfishes]

Never caught a common carp yet. I have had a 40lber swim past me atleast twice....

[@pelinalwhitestrake9777]

Weighed it with your eyes huh

[@johnoutdoors87]

In the UK this is our main sport fish . Its nice to see you enjoying the humble Carp.

[@yellomellofin621]

I give you credit for doing your introduction consistently every time, regardless of who's around you xD keep it up bro!

This place is very similar here in *Brazil.* _Very good to Fish._ Hug!👍🎣🐠🐟😊

[@kenman1303]

0:05 YESSSS HE DID IT

[@jeremiahgriffin4889]

I'm being honest I haven't watched your videos in a while Leo but it's good to be back.

[@extremephillyfishing]

Glad to have you on board again!

[@Snakeytown]

Ohhh my friend.....I am absolutely rooting for you. As a fellow carp fisherman I hope you get it. I want to catch a 30lb. I have fished there and caught a 27lb one....

[@ledraps22]

I think the way you handle carp is inarguably safe and more than enough, I wouldnt worry about putting those disclaimers about landing mats etc. Netting them and dipping them in water occasionally is more than enough for the species.

[@extremephillyfishing]

Thank you! But you know how it is. The Europeans are bound to give me hard time because I am not fishing the way they are. Lol.

[@ledraps22]

​@@extremephillyfishing No matter how you fish or who you are, someone's going to be mad at the way you do it. It's universal. Im a jersey guy and the carp here are excellent, and will try carp fishing in the rivers here this summer whenever smb are not biting well. When I wade or float, I see some absolute giants and I already know the holes they like. Some of your tutorial videos has helped a lot. Thanks

[@quentinroseboro6821]

That's all I mostly do is carp fish. I started fishing the carp tournaments in NY where they require a mat. I was always against it but now I actually love a landing mat. Easier to handle fish take pictures with them and what not... Great video tho Leo

[@jamesaritchie1]

Carp are fun to catch, but the best way to handle them is by killing them and throwing the body in the dumpster. People here are getting silly because carp are a game fish in Europe. They don't seem to know that this is true only because carp have ruined so many species of native game fish in the countries that there isn't much else to catch. Asian carp are the biggest threat, but every type of carp is destructive to many species of native fish. In my state, the law says you must kill every carp you catch, or face a stiff fine. Common carp are tolerated, but game officials would like to get rid of these, too, it just isn't possible. Since being brought into the country, they've spread to nearly every river, stream, lake, and pond we have. If the same thing happens with Asian carp, the fishing industry in the US will die completely.

[@bradycross8428]

Hell yeah

[@NFiltr8Red]

Someone didn’t pay attention in school and still has a heavy Asian Accent. Don’t get mad KZbin, I’m Asian myself. Born in Northern Laos, came to the states when I was 2. Funny video!

[@braddahkuponz]

0:05 sounds like a cartoon bird poop splatting

[@shadowdrake4192]

2 carp fishing vids in a row? What a week!

[@billcotton1551]

That is quite a quest Leo.I've been fishing Pa. waters over 50 yrs. and I think the biggest I have seen is a 20 Lb.,but I feel a guy like you can pull it off!

[@vgizen]

about 10 years ago I was fishing with a friend and my son on the Schuylkill a little north of the city back before they took down the dams. They were fishing for smallmouth and they caught about 60, I was fishing the middle of the river for carp and hooded into a monster carp, we could see him, he looked to be about 5 feet long, he proceeded tow our boat upriver about 200 yards before my 20 pound line broke.

[@hondaprius5025]

Finally

[@trevorjohnson8993]

Lol that voice crack at 0:54 😂

[@justinvillalva7782]

You inspired me to go out and try for carp now. I’m very near the MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER in MINNESOTA. I’ve seen Huge fish come out of there and I can’t wait to catch one myself. P.s. I like the carp fishing videos! It’s nice getting away from micro-fishing sometimes.

[@josephnywayfarer1345]

Savage hookset! Papa EPF would be proud!

[@pescaconchuchin4277]

Nice carp Leo ♌️

[@randallpinkfloyd7225]

Jersey Golden Salmon!

[@mybestlifeoutdoors7077]

I have only caught one carp and besides a winter steelhead it was the hardest fight I have had

[@cenimadreams]

Try this I use bread and cooked Jasmine rice for carp... their natural food diet is rice from Asia while living in rice pattys

[@extremephillyfishing]

Thank you for sharing.

[@randomtube8226]

I don't have common carp in my area. I have a fish called a black buffalo fish. It looks similar to a carp.

[@hooksethijinx4769]

Carpe diem Leo!!!!

[@tinagiles3430]

I don't know how much it weighed but I did catch a 40 some inch carp in Lake Marburg near Hanover PA two summers ago. Longest one I ever caught.

[@frankavalos1242]

Philly,there’s some really finicky carp at my creek and I really want to catch one because there’s a giant one that’s in there.any tips for what I should do?

[@theofishing4438]

Landing mats are silly in my opinion, carp are one of the hardiest fish as if one little flop is going to kill them

[@miguelbarrero5572]

Leo it's time for you to catch 50 lbs Blue or Flathead catfish :)

[@extremephillyfishing]

One series at a time.

[@miguelbarrero5572]

@@extremephillyfishing I really hope one day you will do it. I'll be watching, trust me its fun :)

[@slashgillz9527]

Keep looking for that 40 pounder bro. Im doing the same. Havent had anything better than 12 pounds here

[@allenshaw1305]

What line do you suggest for carp? We have some huge fish in my local lake

[@extremephillyfishing]

It is up to the angle's preference, really. I like using braid to fluorocarbon leader nowadays.

[@Johnblackbass]

Dude, you should definitely use a carp rig hair, to put more corn. Or you Can also mix several baits : corn/bread, corn/frolic, bread/Banana flavoured stuff etc...you Can also add a little piece or Cork on the hair, to make your bait floating a bit.

[@Cxxth01]

Leo I am no Carp expert but when my grandpa was still here he used the cereal brand Wheaties and he used regular canned corn and mixed them together and he would catch big ones (20 pounds average) so u you should do that next time leo

[@extremephillyfishing]

I appreciate the suggestion. Thanks for sharing!

[@ashleybruton7076]

Nice I've been carp fishing different area chumming with Korn and using corn still no luck any tips when they are most active

[@TheOsmodius]

Shallow water (2-6ft deep) in the first 2 weeks of May, and you should do just fine.

[@extremephillyfishing]

Chum and wait. Pre-chum some spots and try them out.

[@ashleybruton7076]

Yeah I've been I keep on trying though thanks great videos leo always interesting

[@mybestlifeoutdoors7077]

Can you see bottom at that spot or is there something dumping dirty water out?

[@extremephillyfishing]

You can see bottom from close by. And no -- no inflow of any kind.

[@jacobdavidch3197]

Hi Leo, yesterday I went to the same spot where you were fishing. But in one and half hours, NO SINGLE BITE! why? this year I went out for fishing for 4 times, until now there is no single fish bite. I just wanna know why.

[@BrandonHvlogs]

Have you tried method leads?

[@joshuagraham2166]

My first thought was 40 minutes in...40 lbs.

[@BroShaver]

6:56 You can hear the carp "talking"

[@H3ADBANG4LIF3]

Love it that you're targeting these amazing fish, but why aren't you using more specific techniques to get more/faster bites? A good method mix and hair rig would greatly increase your chances of a 40lber!

[@tstarrileyoops938]

H3ADBANG4LIF3 agrre

[@extremephillyfishing]

I have tried a lot of things out there. Corn works best for me! As for rigs, I will only go as far as hair rigs, which will come once they turtles are out.

[@FullSendMike]

Hey Leo did you make a first day trout video if so can’t wait to see it tight lines😆

[@extremephillyfishing]

I did! That video will be on the Channel in a few days!

[@FullSendMike]

Extreme Philly Fishing nice to hear can’t wait

[@SirEpicNugget]

What's the scientific name for mirror carp? Because in 2017 I caught a 50lber out of a kayak on a medium action spinning bass rod with 12lb test line. Lol that was a blast. That beast fought for over an hour.

[@mynameisnotcory]

Do they have many grass carp up there?

[@extremephillyfishing]

Not really.

[@garrybattle8908]

I've caught about 60 crappie in 1.5 hours today water temp 49 degress. All on Bobby Garland baby shad.

[@extremephillyfishing]

You are telling me that you caught an average of 1 Crappie every 90 seconds? Cast, jig, hook, reel, unhook release -- all of that in 90 seconds per Crappie? I find that extremely hard to believe.

[@garrybattle8908]

@@extremephillyfishing I know it sounds hard to believe. The bite was insane though I was covering about 100+ feet of water every cast with a slow steady retrieve. Most bites we're within 15 seconds some even as fast as 3 seconds. I Was not jigging I was fishing a constant depth with a weighted float. All I needed to do was reel to hook them an it was easy to unhook them. I don't know why their were so many crappie in one spot.

[@pawoodsman1737]

@@garrybattle8908 my record is 65 in 2 hours. Thats with a fly rod. Its alout of fun when you find a big school. I hope i get into one this year. Its been awhile. Awsome

[@garrybattle8908]

@@pawoodsman1737 yup it was fun. i recently purchased a fly rod just need to get the reel an line.

[@pawoodsman1737]

@@garrybattle8908 small white mister twister grub add a small spit shot if you need to get it down some. Sometimes i clip a little off of the front of the grub so i can swim it slower. Its fun plus good practice. Good luck

[@patrickdeyhle2493]

You should really look up the european way of carp fishing!

[@187fishing6]

Yooo

[@sunxiu4896]

👍👍🎣🎣

[@umarovdi]

My biggest carp at that place was 25lb

[@umarovdi]

My is 31 lb on the same spot 🤝I want to break my own record. still trying ...😂

[@midwest-expressoutdoors2265]

What a intro! Lol.

[@checkup1165]

First comment and first like

[@titanvlogs8654]

Hi

[@Hamza-sy9vy]

First as always

[@unday7307]

Woah, epf actually trynna go for the bigger fish? What dimension am I in?

[@extremephillyfishing]

Lol. I know, right? Subs always request this stuff, so...

[@unday7307]

Extreme Philly Fishing well good luck over the rest of this series, I hope u catch that 40+ pounder

[@cenimadreams]

Use a surf rig to increase your chances carp don't like hitting on the bottom they like hitting on top water

[@davidwonder3633]

Just use a landinggs mat im so dissapointed in the US like everyone fishes for carp corectly but the US doesnt.... My english is bad i now i live in europe

[@naagesen]

If a mt gets you pissed check out the how fishing videos

[@jamesaritchie1]

I don't think you've seen many carp caught on KZbin. I don't know anyone in Europe who uses anything but a regular net. A mat is for after you land the carp, and it's tough to use in a location like this. It's made for bank fishing, not when on a place like this video was shot. Carp are a lot of fun to catch, and some species are good to eat, but they are an invasive, and highly destructive fish. One big reason they're considered a game fish in other countries is because they've killed off many species of fish native to those countries. My opinion is that Europeans do not fish for carp correctly. They go to silly lengths, and use ridiculously expensive gear to do the same thing we do here for a tiny fraction of the cost. It's the nature of fishing. When you say a fish is a game fish, all the gear connected to that fish gets fancier and far more expensive. It's the same way with largemouth bass fishing in the US. I've seen three hundred dollar bass lures that were no better than ten dollar lures for other fish. And a two hundred and twenty dollar landing net made the same way and out of the same material as a thirty dollar landing net. The difference? The expensive one said "Largemouth Bass" on the handle.

[@davidwonder3633]

@@jamesaritchie1 good point, but carp aren't that bad for river, ponds and lakes. They clean allot like plecos but plecos dont have any predotars but carp do an by expensive gear for fishing i know what you mean i myself use a hole setup of 300 dollars for carp and in that spot its easy to use nets and nets if you are good at carp fishing you wont have any carp i have fished for carp about 5 years and its great they fight hard and they look beutiful but here in europe carp are like bass fishing everyone focusses on those game fish so i now what you mean when i think of bass i dont care if people dont take care good of them but thats what americans think by carp the only carp fisherman on yt is catfish and carp he is probably the only yt carp fisherman that fishes correctly for carp. My english is badddd so sorry if you cant read it.

[@Northwoods_edc]

How much for one of your stickers

[@extremephillyfishing]

I send out 2 stickers per $5 donation. The donation button is on my blog: www.extremephillyfishing.blogspot.com. Make sure you provide a full address, so I can ship it to you.

[@broadywalker5597]

Never caught a carp before, and the state record here is only 16 pounds lol

[@RichTran365]

broady walker whattt no way My P.b. carp using only corn(anyone can do it) is 17lb8oz. What state are you from, in philly the state record is a massive 50+lber from the Schukyll river so I must say 16 lb is really small

[@broadywalker5597]

Sean Tran Maine, and yeah its only 16lb. I catch pike up to 40in from the bank near my house though and i'll take a pike crushing a topwater spook over waiting for a carp to come get a piece of corn lol.

[@RichTran365]

Oh your way up north, the waters a bit colder so makes sense there's lest carp. I haven't hooked a 40inpike befor Not even a 10 in pike haha but I bet they put up a pretty good fight

[@naveste8827]

Hey in the next video could you put the picture of the biggest fish you've caught in it?

[@extremephillyfishing]

Recorded in photo, ~35lbs. Cownose Ray.

[@naveste8827]

But in the next video can you put it there so we can see

[@kingkong-sd2zr]

If you're fishing that kind of bank structure, instead of buying a new fishing net. Get a crab net instead if you don't already have one.

[@extremephillyfishing]

Not every spot is going to be like that. Only that spot, actually. Lol.

[@naveste8827]

First

[@davetheheretic295]

What's "Spring?". I'm on a quest for a "fish" - whatever that is. I came to KZbin to see what they look like.

[@continentalwaterways4923]

Just get a landing mat next time, they don't cost much and you can get them for 10 dollars or even built your own ones. Carp are more fragile than most fish because of their compact bodies and potential high weight also some are not protected by scales as much, such as mirrors, so you can damage their senstive leather skin quite easily. Thirdly they are very strong and tend to flap around on the bank. Just get a mat dude. To put them on the plain concrete is about the worst you can treat them, show some more respect for these amazing fish when you intend to release them afterwards! :/

[@Brandon-qc4vv]

or just go with luke and hell do his best lol catfish and carp

[@jamesaritchie1]

I have to admire your goal. A forty pound carp is tough to find on this side of the pond. I love catching carp, and I love eating some species, but I'd be a lot happier if we could get rid of them all. Asian carp are the biggest danger, but all carp are destructive, and when they move in, other fishing gets far worse. If you look at historic fishing records, the same thing happened withj common carp, but few realize this because common carp have been here for so long that everyone now alive, and their fathers and grandfathers, grew up with them. But where carp move in, most other fishing declines. from native, pre-carp levels. The law requires us to kill any carp we catch in my state, and I think this law will spread. I hope it does. As fun as carp are to catch, they aren't as much fun as many native species they harm, and most of them aren't even good to eat unless you go through a two or three day bath cycle in clean, fresh water before killing them.

[@lisatramo9033]

He popped off because you need a longer net. If you knew you were going there to fish why bring that net in the first place

[@tishakee5946]

😑 you play too much Leo #nobueno

[@mynameisnotcory]

Thanks for not using a landing mat! Its literally a myth that carp can be damaged by pure gravity. If you have them in the grass over concrete, its much better than a landing mat anyway. I don’t like the euro carp market because of all the absolutely unnessecary crap...

[@pawoodsman1737]

When i first started carp fishing i thought it wasnt necessary. But i was wrong. If a large carp starts flopping around it can really damage itself. I had 2 upper 20 lb carp thrash around so hard that they had blood coming out there gills. Now i either use a mat or dont take them out the water.

[@mynameisnotcory]

pa woodsman bleeding gills don’t matter much as long as you can get them in the waterso the blood cauterizes

[@pawoodsman1737]

@@mynameisnotcory maybe but i would rather not do harm to the fish if it can be avoided.

[@Mason_H99]

@@mynameisnotcory I think the landing matt is mostly for them to take the pictures over in case the fish rolls out of their arms. Ive never used any matts but the ones that fold around the fish so you can set them in the water and let them chill before taking pictures seem like a nice concept.

[@extremephillyfishing]

The reason I don't use a landing mat with Carp is because I don't use it with any other species out there. Thus, I am not going to give the Carp a sense of privilege. That being said...I will, however, still take good care of them -- to the best of my extent. That includes preventing them from flopping around and hurting themselves, avoiding fall/crash injuries, soaking them back in the water in-between handling/data collection; weight them in the net; avoid contact with gills; not lip them or hold them in a full vertical position; etc. I have NEVER had a Common Carp die on me, or even one just float after release. Given the right treatment [and without a landing mat], they will swim away just fine! The fact is: the wild Carp of the USA are not so sensitive that the lack of a landing mat will injure them for life. Losing a bit of slime will not make them prone to illnesses in the River. Come on -- they survived the polluted era of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. Lol. I don't need a pod, 12 feet rods, alarm accessories, or a tent by the River to catch my Carp either.

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I hope you will make some more of videos like this i love carp fishing and i am making my own videos of carp fishing, i wish the best of luck of catching 40 LBER carp. My PB is 75 LBER. If you need any sugestions for catching big carp and some tips for what spots are the best to target contact me.