{"id":144121,"date":"2026-09-06T14:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T12:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/frank-schmidt-carp-records\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T05:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:38:27","slug":"frank-schmidt-carp-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/en\/frank-schmidt-carp-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Schmidt \u2013 Carp Records, 3\u00d740 kg &amp; Big Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek8a21 gb-headline-text\">Frank Schmidt carp records \u2013 three 40 kg fish in three countries<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Frank Schmidt<\/strong> has been one of Europe&#8217;s best-known big-fish carp anglers for decades. His catch record includes <strong>136 carp over 30 kilograms from eight countries<\/strong>. What makes it truly exceptional: Frank has caught <strong>three different carp over 40 kilograms in three different countries<\/strong> \u2013 a record series that impressively sums up his decades of chasing big carp.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>3\u00d7 over 40 kg:<\/strong> three different big carp from three different countries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>136 carp over 30 kg:<\/strong> Frank&#8217;s big-fish tally is spread across eight countries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Germany:<\/strong> One of his best-known home captures is a 40.8 kg common carp.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Decades of big fish:<\/strong> Germany, Croatia, Hungary, France and other countries shape his exceptional catch history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Three carp over 40 kilograms from three different countries: this is the record that makes Frank Schmidt&#8217;s catch list stand out even within the international big-fish scene.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek4f63 gb-headline-text\">\u2753 What carp records does Frank Schmidt hold?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Schmidt has caught three different carp over 40 kilograms in three different countries. On top of that come 136 carp over 30 kilograms from eight countries. His best-known exceptional fish include a 40.8 kg carp from Germany, \u201cDamon\u201d at 40.9 kg from Croatia and \u201cUno\u201d at around 41 kg from Hungary.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek7c14 gb-headline-text\">Who is Frank Schmidt? Decades of chasing big carp<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Schmidt has focused on targeting specimen carp since the 1980s. Early on he was drawn to big European waters \u2013 long before international big-fish trips became a matter of course in modern carp fishing.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has been fishing intensively with boilies since 1985. Later came product development, Anaconda and \u2013 together with his son Nico \u2013 Schmidt Experience. All of this rests on the same foundation: decades of experience on the bank and a targeted search for exceptionally big carp.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read how Frank approaches big public waters strategically in the article <a href=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/en\/frank-schmidt-lecture-carp-austria\/\"><strong>Frank Schmidt \u2013 Strategies for Public Water Fishing<\/strong><\/a>. This page focuses on his exceptional fish and records.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek3d85 gb-headline-text\">136 carp over 30 kg \u2013 a big-fish tally from eight countries<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For most anglers, a single carp over 30 kilograms is a fish of a lifetime. Frank Schmidt has now passed that mark <strong>136 times<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What matters is not just the number but the spread across <strong>eight different countries<\/strong>. His catch list can&#8217;t be put down to one exceptional lake or one particular stock of fish. Different waters, countries and conditions shape the tally.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is exactly why Frank&#8217;s story is more than a string of big weights. It documents decades of big-fish angling on all kinds of European waters.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek9e42 gb-headline-text\">The record: three carp over 40 kg in three different countries<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The absolute standout in Frank&#8217;s catch list is <strong>three different carp over 40 kilograms from three different countries<\/strong>. Even a single 40 kg carp is a real rarity. Three such fish from Germany, Croatia and Hungary make this record series something special.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Big carp<\/th><th>Country<\/th><th>Weight<\/th><th>What makes it special<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Exceptional German fish<\/td><td>Germany<\/td><td><strong>40.8 kg<\/strong><\/td><td>Historic German 40 kg carp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Damon<\/td><td>Croatia<\/td><td><strong>40.9 kg<\/strong><\/td><td>Big carp from Zajarki<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uno<\/td><td>Hungary<\/td><td><strong>approx. 41 kg<\/strong><\/td><td>Caught twice by Frank, later world-famous<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These three fish form the core of Frank&#8217;s exceptional 40 kg tally. They come neither from the same water nor from the same country \u2013 and so stand for completely different big-fish situations.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek5b71 gb-headline-text\">40.8 kg in Germany \u2013 Frank&#8217;s historic standout fish<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Frank&#8217;s best-known captures is a <strong>40.8 kilogram common carp from Germany<\/strong>. At the time of capture, this fish was among the biggest publicly known German carp and drew plenty of attention on the scene.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"480\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 848 \/ 480;\" width=\"848\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/deutscher-rekordkarpfen-frank-schmidt-40-8-kg-video.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frank Schmidt with his 40.8 kilogram carp from Germany \u2013 one of his three carp over 40 kilograms from three different countries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For context: weights in German big-carp fishing kept moving on. Later, <strong>J\u00f6rg Schlegel<\/strong> caught the mirror carp <strong>\u201cCuello de Toro\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 which translates as \u201cbull&#8217;s neck\u201d \u2013 at <strong>41.3 kilograms<\/strong>. At the time, specialist media classed this fish as the German record mirror carp.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So Frank&#8217;s 40.8 kg fish was later beaten on weight \u2013 though by a mirror carp, whereas Frank&#8217;s fish is a common carp. For his own record series it remains key either way: it is one of the three carp over 40 kilograms from three different countries.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek2a96 gb-headline-text\">Cuello de Toro at 41.3 kg \u2013 J\u00f6rg Schlegel&#8217;s exceptional fish<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story of <strong>Cuello de Toro<\/strong> is also interesting because it is directly linked to Frank Schmidt and Schmidt Experience. J\u00f6rg Schlegel has known Frank for decades and is a successful German big-fish angler himself.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 41.3 kg mirror carp was caught in an old gravel pit of around 16 hectares in Bavaria. Because of its massive build, the fish was named <strong>\u201cCuello de Toro\u201d \u2013 bull&#8217;s neck<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"901\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Specimen mirror carp Cuello de Toro at 41.3 kilograms from a German gravel pit\" class=\"wp-image-137980 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cuello-de-toro-41-3-kg-rekordkarpfen-deutschland.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cuello-de-toro-41-3-kg-rekordkarpfen-deutschland.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cuello-de-toro-41-3-kg-rekordkarpfen-deutschland-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cuello-de-toro-41-3-kg-rekordkarpfen-deutschland-767x576.jpg 767w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cuello-de-toro-41-3-kg-rekordkarpfen-deutschland-155x116.jpg 155w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cuello-de-toro-41-3-kg-rekordkarpfen-deutschland-799x600.jpg 799w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cuello-de-toro-41-3-kg-rekordkarpfen-deutschland-899x675.jpg 899w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cuello-de-toro-41-3-kg-rekordkarpfen-deutschland-532x399.jpg 532w\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cCuello de Toro\u201d \u2013 which translates as \u201cbull&#8217;s neck\u201d \u2013 weighed 41.3 kg and is one of the most exceptional documented big carp from Germany.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The approach was surprisingly straightforward: over a long period, J\u00f6rg consistently built up a baited spot with <strong>30 mm Yalla Yalla boilies<\/strong>. He fished a simple stiff rig on an inline lead set-up, and the hookbait was also a 30 mm boilie from the Yalla Yalla range.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where things come full circle back to Frank: together with his son Nico, Frank Schmidt puts decades of carp fishing experience into developing <strong>boilies and carp baits that catch<\/strong>. You can find out more about the bait brand and its story in the article on <a href=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/en\/schmidt-experience\/\"><strong>Schmidt Experience<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek6a84 gb-headline-text\">Damon from Croatia \u2013 a 40.9 kg big fish<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second exceptional 40 kg fish in Frank&#8217;s series comes from Croatia: <strong>\u201cDamon\u201d from Zajarki at 40.9 kilograms<\/strong>. With it, Frank broke the magic 40 kg barrier again \u2013 this time in a different country and under completely different conditions.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Frank Schmidt with the 40.9 kilogram carp Damon from Zajarki in Croatia\" class=\"wp-image-137975 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/damon-karpfen-zajarki-kroatien-40-9-kg-frank-schmidt.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/damon-karpfen-zajarki-kroatien-40-9-kg-frank-schmidt.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/damon-karpfen-zajarki-kroatien-40-9-kg-frank-schmidt-155x116.jpg 155w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/damon-karpfen-zajarki-kroatien-40-9-kg-frank-schmidt-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/damon-karpfen-zajarki-kroatien-40-9-kg-frank-schmidt-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/damon-karpfen-zajarki-kroatien-40-9-kg-frank-schmidt-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/damon-karpfen-zajarki-kroatien-40-9-kg-frank-schmidt-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/damon-karpfen-zajarki-kroatien-40-9-kg-frank-schmidt-533x400.jpg 533w\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frank Schmidt with \u201cDamon\u201d from Zajarki in Croatia \u2013 40.9 kg and one of his three carp over 40 kilograms from three different countries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Damon shows particularly clearly why Frank&#8217;s record series is not simply a catch list from one big-fish lake. Each of the three 40 kg fish comes from a different country.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek6f30 gb-headline-text\">Uno from Hungary \u2013 caught twice and later world-famous<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third 40 kg fish takes us to Hungary and <strong>Euro Aqua<\/strong>. Frank caught the mirror carp \u201cUno\u201d twice: first in September 2010 at 30.8 kilograms and again later in January 2015.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Frank Schmidt with the mirror carp Uno at Euro Aqua in Hungary at around 41 kilograms\" class=\"wp-image-137978 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-uno-euro-aqua-41-kg-ungarn.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-uno-euro-aqua-41-kg-ungarn.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-uno-euro-aqua-41-kg-ungarn-155x116.jpg 155w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-uno-euro-aqua-41-kg-ungarn-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-uno-euro-aqua-41-kg-ungarn-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-uno-euro-aqua-41-kg-ungarn-901x675.jpg 901w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-uno-euro-aqua-41-kg-ungarn-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-uno-euro-aqua-41-kg-ungarn-533x399.jpg 533w\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frank Schmidt with \u201cUno\u201d at Euro Aqua in Hungary \u2013 he managed to catch this exceptional mirror carp twice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the later occasion Uno weighed around <strong>41 kilograms<\/strong>. Twelve ft. also documents Frank&#8217;s later capture of the fish at 41 kg, as well as a total of three carp over 40 kilograms in his catch history.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uno then kept growing and became one of the most famous big carp in Euro Aqua. To find out what happened to the fish next and what record history the lake went on to write, read the article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/en\/world-record-carp-109lb-euro-aqua-2026\/\"><strong>Euro Aqua carp record<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek1c58 gb-headline-text\">1990 at Lac du Salagou \u2013 big fish long before social media<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank&#8217;s big-carp story began long before catch photos landed on Instagram or Facebook within minutes. As early as around 1990 he was fishing big French waters and gaining experience that would decisively shape his later angling.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Frank Schmidt with a carp at Lac du Salagou in 1990\" class=\"wp-image-137982 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-1990-big-fish.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-1990-big-fish.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-1990-big-fish-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-1990-big-fish-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-1990-big-fish-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-1990-big-fish-155x116.jpg 155w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-1990-big-fish-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-1990-big-fish-533x400.jpg 533w\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frank Schmidt at Lac du Salagou in 1990 \u2013 a historic photo from the early years of his targeted big-carp fishing in France.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This historic photo shows more than an early capture. It documents how long Frank has been fishing big European waters and deliberately searching for exceptional carp.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek4d77 gb-headline-text\">Lac de Saint Cassien \u2013 the early years of the European big-carp hunt<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legendary <strong>Lac de Saint Cassien<\/strong> is also part of Frank&#8217;s early big-fish story. Back then, France was one of the most important destinations for German carp anglers looking specifically for exceptional fish.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Frank Schmidt with a carp at Lac de Saint Cassien around 1990\" class=\"wp-image-137983 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Frank-Schmidt-am-Lac-de-Saint-Cassien-um-1990.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Frank-Schmidt-am-Lac-de-Saint-Cassien-um-1990.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Frank-Schmidt-am-Lac-de-Saint-Cassien-um-1990-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Frank-Schmidt-am-Lac-de-Saint-Cassien-um-1990-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Frank-Schmidt-am-Lac-de-Saint-Cassien-um-1990-155x116.jpg 155w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Frank-Schmidt-am-Lac-de-Saint-Cassien-um-1990-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Frank-Schmidt-am-Lac-de-Saint-Cassien-um-1990-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Frank-Schmidt-am-Lac-de-Saint-Cassien-um-1990-533x400.jpg 533w\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frank Schmidt at Lac de Saint Cassien around 1990 \u2013 the early years of his European big-fish carp angling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early trips to France like these are an important part of a development that, decades later, shows in a catch record of 136 carp over 30 kilograms and three fish over 40 kilograms from three different countries.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek5e82 gb-headline-text\">Back to the roots \u2013 Frank Schmidt at Lac du Salagou<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Decades later, Frank still keeps returning to the waters that shaped his big-fish angling. At <strong>Lac du Salagou<\/strong> this connection is especially clear: the early trips to France turned into decades of experience on big public waters \u2013 and Frank still fishes there specifically for exceptional carp.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Frank Schmidt with a 31 kilogram carp at Lac du Salagou\" class=\"wp-image-137985 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-31-kg-public-water.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-31-kg-public-water.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-31-kg-public-water-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-31-kg-public-water-155x116.jpg 155w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-31-kg-public-water-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frank-schmidt-lac-du-salagou-31-kg-public-water-800x600.jpg 800w\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Back to the roots: Frank Schmidt with a 31 kg carp at Lac du Salagou \u2013 a water that has been part of his public water and big-fish angling for decades.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>31 kg carp from Lac du Salagou<\/strong> builds a strong bridge between past and present. The same type of water, the same fascination with big public waters \u2013 but decades of extra experience.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How Frank reads big, freely accessible waters like these, locates the fish, chooses his spots and builds up baited spots over the long term is covered in our focus on his <a href=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/en\/frank-schmidt-lecture-carp-austria\/\"><strong>strategies for public water fishing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek8f31 gb-headline-text\">What&#8217;s behind three 40 kg carp from three countries?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A record like this can&#8217;t be put down to a single bait or a particular rig. Different waters demand different decisions. What runs through Frank&#8217;s angling instead is <strong>choice of water, location, patience, controlled distance and the willingness to build up a promising spot over the long term.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page concentrates on his fish and records. How Frank reads big waters and approaches public waters is covered in the feature on his talk \u2013 link at the end of this page.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek9b64 gb-headline-text\">Frank Schmidt, Schmidt Experience &amp; Anaconda \u2013 decades of big-fish experience<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank&#8217;s experience doesn&#8217;t end with the catch photo. He has worked in carp tackle product development since 1994. In 1998 he co-founded the <strong>Anaconda<\/strong> brand and has been connected with it ever since as a product consultant and brand ambassador. His official biography confirms these details.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together with his son Nico, Frank also puts decades of carp fishing experience into developing <strong>boilies and carp baits that catch<\/strong> at Schmidt Experience.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll find more on both topics separately at <a href=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/en\/anaconda\/\"><strong>Anaconda \u2013 Carp Tackle &amp; Team<\/strong><\/a> and in the editorial background article on <a href=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/en\/schmidt-experience\/\"><strong>Schmidt Experience \u2013 Boilies &amp; Carp Baits<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fsrek3c27 gb-headline-text\">Frank Schmidt&#8217;s big-fish record \u2013 more than just a number<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>136 carp over 30 kilograms. Three carp over 40 kilograms. Three different countries.<\/strong> These numbers explain why Frank Schmidt has been one of the defining big-fish anglers on the European carp scene for decades.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even more interesting is the time span behind them: from the early trips to France around Cassien and Salagou to big-fish waters in Germany, Croatia and Hungary, one long thread runs through decades of his angling.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to understand the method behind the record weights, the next step is <a href=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/en\/frank-schmidt-lecture-carp-austria\/\"><strong>Frank Schmidt&#8217;s strategies for public water fishing<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 from location and big waters to building up a promising spot over the long term.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See Frank Schmidt live: at his talk at Carp Austria \u2013 Austria&#8217;s biggest carp fishing show at Arena Nova Wiener Neustadt \u2013 you can put your questions to him directly. \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/carp-austria.com\/en\/tickets\/\"><strong>Get your Carp Austria ticket<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three carp over 40 kilograms in three different countries and 136 fish over 30 kilograms from eight countries: Frank Schmidt&#8217;s big-fish record is exceptional. 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