How to catch HUGE FRESHWATER EEL in a small creek (MONSTER EEL ALERT)

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3 жыл бұрын

One of the first videos that I uploaded on KZfaq was an American Eel that I caught in a small creek in southeastern Pennsylvania. I was surprised how many views it got so I decided to meet up with my buddy John and make a video on how to catch fresh water eel.
Location : creek (Southeastern PA)
Rig : 6 pound test, ultra light rod and reel, split shot, size 4 Eagle hook
Bait : Hot dog
Fish : American Eel
#Fishing #Eel #Creek

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@PondPredatorNation 3 жыл бұрын

You shall now be named the EEL Slayer. Great video. Cant wait to see your next adventure

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Not many people go fishin for eels, but it is always a good time. Thanks for watching!

@ballsyrocker 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in LaPorte, Indiana. There is a large round weedy lake there called Clear Lake. When I was a 8 year old, my Dad was a powerful swimmer and would drop his pants and jump into and swim to the center of the lake and back while we three boys watched and waited. Last time he did that, he came out of the water and showed a long cut around his leg, in a spiral, the length of his leg .He wondered what did it. That was way back in 1958. Flash forward to 1994 and at the same lake, the local newspaper showed a picture of 4 black men who had been fishing and they were each standing about 4 feet apart and above their heads were each holding, part of a measured 20 foot freshwater eel, with both hands. Its head was massive! No doubt, that was what had cut my Dad's leg with its fin as it swam tightly around his leg, checking him out. You could see the fin in the picture.

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that's crazy! A lot of people don't even know there a freshwater eels.

@ballsyrocker 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline what is even weirder is that LaPorte is 12 miles from Great Lake Michigan so it is assumed that the Eel traveled at night during a wet season 12 miles until it happened upon the Clear lake on the north side of town ,toward Lake Michigan. Its size is probably due to fact it reached full maturity at Great Lake Michigan before coming inland, and it had to be 40 years old unless it was born more recently. Strange.If it had been seen in Loch Ness in Scotland, they would have called it ,"Nessy". lol

@TheOneBigRed Жыл бұрын

damn

@feralcrow4342 Жыл бұрын

Cool but not sure why their color mattered 😂

@solitudeguard5688 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome channel guys! Love it!!

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the support!

@YudKabayan 2 жыл бұрын

I love this video, it's fun and very useful. Stay tuned for the next video friend

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@CallemJay_McNeill Жыл бұрын

We've got a stream here in South Taranaki, New Zealand that is literally teeming with 2 metre long thick eels but due to tribal tradition this one creek is a safe haven for them. I remember we'd always take down any leftover dinner scraps for the eels at the creek. I'd literally forgotten all about it until one time my nephew asked me at the supermarket if we could buy some cheap bread to take down to the eels. The only thing we eat from this particular stream is freshwater crayfish and Kākahi which are freshwater mussels from the lake (Which is the headwaters for the aforementioned stream)

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I've read about the eels in New Zealand and watched videos on them. They are truly amazing fish. It's great to hear your stories about them. I have a few eel videos on my channel and a few folks from New Zealand have asked me about them which is really cool.

@CallemJay_McNeill Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't you do better at night? Or are they only nocturnal here in New Zealand?

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

You are correct! Here in the United States they are mostly nocturnal as well. However, in the hot summer months you can catch them in the day and at night. In the US our eels are all short finned eels, I believe in New Zealand yall have long finned eels as well. Stay tuned though because I am planning on making an eel night fishing video this year.

@jennysole943 3 жыл бұрын

Love the vid

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I appreciate the support!

@pauldusa 3 жыл бұрын

in the fall you get the big ones, bring a rag to hold them, when I was a kid we use to use 15 lb line, you had too, for Delaware River ones

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

Really? I'll have to try to catch them in the Fall then! I'll have to bring a rag or glove next time. I appreciate the tip growing up we never really were taught an easy way to hold them.

@banimukranifisher 2 жыл бұрын

Love it 👍

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@MrSAMUELDONG 10 ай бұрын

thank you, great video, I will try hot dog to catch eels next time.

@delconashvilleline 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Good luck!

@ryantaylor4539 3 жыл бұрын

What a god dang monster!!

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That is the biggest eel I've ever caught.

@letalinggi336 6 ай бұрын

Are you guys using swivel or what?

@delconashvilleline 6 ай бұрын

I do not. I believe in this video I just had a standard hook with a few split shots. You could use a swivel though if you prefer one!

@Yass_chate 3 жыл бұрын

Damn! That was a big one

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

It's the biggest one I've ever caught!

@jackscott6551 3 жыл бұрын

That’s what she said 🙀😜

@richardlambeth2343 Жыл бұрын

You need a landing net n gloves on catching these great videos keep them up 👍

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

Definitely this was the first eel video that I did. Since this video, I have made two new videos and in both of those videos I use a landing net and gloves. I appreciate you checking out the video!

@MrEntropus Жыл бұрын

Is it true that in your country they only eat what they bought in the store?

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

Hello, that would be incorrect. In the United States there are a lot of men and women who fish, farm and hunt for food. I have a video on here that is a trout catch n cook where I eat a trout I caught in my stream. However, there are a lot of Americans that only buy their food from stores. I would say the majority of the US buys from a store but there are still a lot of people in this country who hunt, farm and fish for food. I appreciate you watching my video!

@MrEntropus Жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline Thank you for the comprehensive answer. I am a fisherman, and I really like to cook the fish I caught

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

@@MrEntropus you are welcome! That's awesome fishing is great. If you are curious here's a link to a catch and cook video I did: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJtpZdV-q62WYGg.html

@jackhamson781 4 ай бұрын

I didn’t see the name of the channel but when I heard pronounce creek and the accent I knew y’all were from delco

@delconashvilleline 4 ай бұрын

Haha it's a pretty distinct accent right? I appreciate you checking out the video!

@samtajanlangit2405 2 жыл бұрын

you should do to australia, we got 1.5 to 2m eels down here

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I've heard! I believe yall have longfin eels which are significantly biggest than the short finned eels we get an American. The largest eels get here are 1 to 1.2 m. Thanks for checking out the video!

@samtajanlangit2405 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline alll good, great vid

@daebarron5022 Жыл бұрын

You got trout and eels in the same place? Man Minnesota really needs to step their game up, either that or I need to step my game up💀. I have yet to catch either of those fascinating creatures. They are rare here to me

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

Yes sir! But... in fairness our trout are stocked annually! The eels are here naturally. I would imagine it would be tough to catch them in Minnesota! They migrate from the sea so that would be a really long journey.

@davidjensen6596 4 ай бұрын

Most freshwater lakes and ponds have eels you need to be species specific and target them like these guys are doing, specifically using hot dogs lol

@lojj999 3 жыл бұрын

A monster eel you got there!! What is the creek name? No one fish for these eel.

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's called the Chester Creek.

@lojj999 3 жыл бұрын

Hey nice channel you got there. I like how you target muti species! Keep up the good work! I hope you make it big!

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

@@lojj999 thank you! I appreciate the support!

@angelicsexton5277 2 жыл бұрын

cool video guys! Where's this at?

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

@KBizzy 2 жыл бұрын

Here in Ma/Ct the Ct. river is full of them. They get fat and girthy. Great striper bait, especially the smaller ones. I hate hooking them because they leave the nastiest slime ever on anything their skin touches.

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Haha I can completely understand that. The slime on those eels almost dries on your hands like paste.

@KBizzy 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline it dries on everything like nasty-ass jizz lol. Your shoes, pants, whatever. I hate catching them for that reason but if I’m going for catfish or Stripers in the Ct river I’ll end up tying into them almost every time.

@davidjensen6596 4 ай бұрын

Those are babies!! 😂

@delconashvilleline 4 ай бұрын

Most of the ones we caught that day were small but the one I caught toward the middle of the video is about as big as they get in freshwater! Thanks for checking out the video!

@JM-jq7ft Жыл бұрын

Learn me something here... why are y’all being so careful? Do freshwater eels have a nasty bite?? They must because my reaction would be to grab it with a tough hand towel and just dehook it..... I must be missing something here ....

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video! That's a good questions. So when I first did this video I didn't know much about the American Eel. I have since uploaded newer videos where I grab them using a glove. I don't grab them with my bare hands because of its slime. I've never been bite by an american eel but from what I read their bite is similar to a catfish bite.

@URanInTheUglyForest 2 жыл бұрын

Hotdogs are also excellent catfish bait.

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree! I caught my first bullhead and biggest channel cat on hotdog! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9CJgrup1pnZY40.html

@stonesphixsballer5786 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline Awesome

@bonaggi 2 жыл бұрын

Giant eel fishing. I would go yo PA some day to try eels!

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

You should! They probably have them up by Boston too. I would suggest trying your local rivers. The rivers and the creeks closest to the ocean should have them as long as there are no dams obstructing their migration patterns. Thanks for checking out the video!

@bonaggi 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline Great! Thanks for the suggestion. I should check it out near me first.

@bonaggi 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline Awesome tips! I have checked Google map and see that Mystic river would be good to try!

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

@@bonaggi very cool! They actually bite best at night.

@bonaggi 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvillelineAny suggestion for best baits?

@YopiMaulana 2 жыл бұрын

Wahh mantap brother 👍👍 hallo i'm from indonesian👋🇮🇩

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Thank you for checking out the channel!

@YopiMaulana 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline You're welcome 🙏

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to film so more eel fishing videos in the next couple of months!

@wilE6764 3 ай бұрын

Why does no one ever touch eels?

@delconashvilleline 3 ай бұрын

You can touch them. They won't hurt you. In my newer eel videos I actually hold them with a glove. The only reason I use a glove is because they are extremely slippery.

@gamingeandpets873 2 жыл бұрын

Not trying to brag that is a small one to me i caught a giant one before 4foot in a dam but nice eels 👍👍

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video! The two my buddy caught were pretty small. The one I caught was probably 3 and a half feet if I had to guess. 4 feet is a huge eel. Nice job!

@adayo Жыл бұрын

Asyik sekali mancing sidatnya air sungainya bening

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

Mereka adalah ikan yang menyenangkan untuk dipancing. Terima kasih telah menonton videonya.

@ArianAuerbach 2 жыл бұрын

Tipp Eels loooooove sheese

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for to the tip! What is sheese? Did you mean cheese?

@happyfarmerplayzyt2421 3 жыл бұрын

In nz that’s tiny we get them over 5ft

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

I know yall have some HUGE ones in NZ. I've seen some awesome videos from there. In the United States this is about as big as they get in freshwater.

@Lyricistnz 2 жыл бұрын

Bruh eels here in NZ are tiny compared to some you see in the Islands. Over 60 pound, big fresh water tuna

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

@@Lyricistnz I'll have to look up the ones in the islands. Thanks for checking out the video!

@charmainemorgan4380 2 жыл бұрын

Yip the eels in nz are huge monsters but they are the breeders. We let them go. Tuna........

@franksalotyoulot.6666 Жыл бұрын

Should of had a net really. Good eel fishing but not great on the landing of it, to many opportunities for it to be hurt and that was a big breeding female. Anyway I’m not fish police so each to their own. Good luck. Tight lines.

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

Hey Frank! You're 100 percent right. The eel handling on this video is sub-par. This was an early video (over 2 years ago) when I didn't know how to properly land an eel. The good news though... I filmed another video on how to catch eel with proper handling techniques. Would love for you to check that out and let me know what you think! I dropped the link below: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g5qWZbyorcnHemg.html I actually filmed some eel stuff last week as well with proper handling techniques. I want to use my newer videos to show folks how to properly handle them. Knowledge is power. I appreciate your feedback and being civil in the way you provided it so I wanted to provide you with a thorough response. Thanks for checking out the channel!

@franksalotyoulot.6666 Жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline mate that’s a decent reply, your more then welcome, and I will check out all your other stuff, I’m not here to troll anyone, I’m a fisherman too, it’s nice to know they are being respected. Good on you mate and will let you know soon👍🏻

@sonoman00ify 2 жыл бұрын

Invest in a net. I learned that real early losing monster Snakeheads here in Maryland.

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

I net definitely helps! I have one, but sometimes I'm not able to bring it with all my other gear as I walk pretty far and have a ton of equipment to bring.

@siaram487 3 жыл бұрын

Once I caught a huge eel 100 year old

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! They are pretty cool animals!

@huntandadventure2754 Жыл бұрын

Why u ppl catch this if u released them after

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

Good question. A lot of fisherman in the northeast United States have certain fish that they catch for food and certain fish they catch for sport. For example: trout is a common fish that people catch and eat while bass is generally a catch and release fish (some people keep bass but the vast majority practice catch and release). I guess the thought process behind it is that fishing is a skill and I want to keep that skill sharp. I don't currently need to fish for my food but in case I do I want to make sure I have the skillset to catch them. If you're curious to see me catch and keep a fish. I have a rainbow trout catch and cook video where I catch the fish at the creek and cooked it there.

@willhoward219 Жыл бұрын

Eels swallow the hook to often

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

They really do! It's tough because it's really hard to tell when they are on the line but luckily I can see them where I fish so I can set the hook early.

@WD-41469 Жыл бұрын

Circle hooks will fix that for you.

@dedidenok5943 2 жыл бұрын

Kamu pake kamera apa, aku suka..cerah sekali kameranya

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Terima kasih! Kamera tersebut bernama GoPro HERO 8.

@dedidenok5943 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline aku akan menabung untuk beli.. ok terimakasih kawan 🤗

@dedidenok5943 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline aku dari indonesia, salam hangat kawan 🇮🇩

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

@@dedidenok5943 Terima kasih telah memeriksa videonya! Saya dari Amerika. Jika Anda memiliki pertanyaan tentang salah satu video saya, saya akan dengan senang hati menjawabnya.

@dedidenok5943 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline ok kawan, sini juga bnyak ikan sperti itu, tapi sudah gak sebanyak dulu...itu ikan sangat tinggi gizinya...sini main ke indonesia, besok kita gas mancing bareng kawan

@patrikgalic2264 3 жыл бұрын

Those are tiny what’s the biggest you got

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

The first and third were tiny but the second one was a big American Eel. They typically don't get bigger than the second one I caught. Have you seen bigger ones?

@patrikgalic2264 3 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline I always catch massive 1 meter plus eels I was also 5 cm away from the world record For a long fin eel

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

@@patrikgalic2264 Very cool! The eels in my creek aren't long fin eels though. The eels in my creek are called American Eels they are short fin eels and don't get as big as the long fin eels. The maximum length for the American Eel is about 3 to 3.5 feet or 1 meter. Thanks for watching the video! It's always great to talk to other eel fisherman.

@kamiel65 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe ..... a net to get them on the side ....

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

I started using a towel to help land them! It is much easier. You can see it in my most recent video if you are curious how it worked out.

@philr5904 2 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why you took so long to pull er out of the water, I woulda yanked that sucker up over my head, lol

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

It took awhile because I only had 6 pound test on my line. I was afraid it as going to snap my line lol. Thanks for checking out the video those eels can be tough to reel in because they move backwards and not side to side like a fish.

@philr5904 2 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline that makes sense, im trying to cross off all freashwater species in the state I live in, American eel is next on my list, cant wait to get my first one!

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

@@philr5904 nice! Hot dog is the best bait that I've used for them.

@rylanhayman6897 2 жыл бұрын

I corght a 92 cm eel it was so fat

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

They are really fast in the water and they are even pretty fast on land!

@humboldtfishing7328 2 жыл бұрын

How bout u bring a glove or something for gripping them so u don’t have to torture them in the bank just keep that thing at that point

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

The only issue I have with this video is the handling of the eels. At the time of this video I didn't know if how to handle eels they aren't commonly caught where I live and I didn't know if they could hurt you. I thought I was doing the right thing by trying to get the hook out. I have since uploaded a more recent video that shows how to properly handle an eel. If you're bored you should check it out! Let me know what you think. Hopefully that video will educate people on how to properly handle an eel.

@juicydabonem7614 Жыл бұрын

Thats only a little fella they get heaps bigger

@delconashvilleline Жыл бұрын

It depends on the species of eel. This is an American Eel which is a type of short-fin eel. They don't get much bigger than this in freshwater. Shortly after this video was made the big eel I caught most likely started to make her way back to the ocean in the fall. Long-fin eels and European eels get much bigger but they would be a different species.

@jordanbosley142 2 жыл бұрын

Bruv why step on them wth

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out the channel. At the time this video was made I didn't know how to handle an eel. If you watch my most recent eel video you'll see the correct way to handle one.

@donizettejosecabral2581 2 жыл бұрын

Pescador medroso tem medo da enguia.

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Eu acho que as enguias são ótimas!

@stephenbayer957 3 жыл бұрын

Please work on editing

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Stephen. Thanks for checking out the video! This is one of the first videos that I published, if you want to see a video with better editing feel free to check out my best creek fishing catches of 2020. That video is more recent and features much better editing.

@stephenbayer957 3 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline Hey Man, will do. I love fishing. Especially with my son. Thank you for putting up content.

@jerryattheolympics1428 2 жыл бұрын

poor treatment of a fish you were going to release. use a landing net use an unhooking mat don't let them thrash about on the rocks and stones trying to control it by standing on it ! not good.

@delconashvilleline 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The handling needs to be improved next time and it will be improved next time. I have learned that you can use a glove or towel to hold the eels so I will film a new video this year showing better handling techniques. Appreciate you watching the video and your concern for the eels as I want to ensure I handle them in the safest manner I can going forward.

@kreuzritterstocholo8270 3 жыл бұрын

Great handling of Fish 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

You are right it's not the best handling of an eel. At the time this was the best way I knew to handle them. It was the only way I knew to remove the hook. Don't worry though I'm going to make a new eel video showing how to properly handle an eel. Thanks for watching!

@kreuzritterstocholo8270 3 жыл бұрын

@@delconashvilleline You don't Step in the Eel on it!!!

@delconashvilleline 3 жыл бұрын

@@kreuzritterstocholo8270 Agreed, I have seen learned of better ways to stabilize the eel. Let me be clear though I don't apply any pressure to the eel I just used my foot to stabilize it so I can get the hook out of it. I didn't want to return it with the hook still in its mouth.

@huntandadventure2754 Жыл бұрын

Why u ppl catch this if u released them after

@PS4PROGAMER5456 4 ай бұрын

Fir the fun