I'm bored and was wondering if you guys have any ways of making an eel trap. Looking at the basic designs I'm thinking a Minnow trap could work just as well.

I figure I work right on the water so I can dump it in out back the day before I'm planning to go out.

Just something to throw around...thanx

Harvesting eels (http://www.striped-bass.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5776)

Here you go. Enjoy the SSX posts, too.

Dad,
You can use a regular old minnow trap with an extension that goes in the middle, they work better that way.

Thats what I was Thinking about using...But what do you mean by an Extension? A piece of PVC off of the Cone or a piece of mesh..something like that

There is an article in "the fisherman" this weeks addition on how to make an eel trap. Good luck- ;)

fishin ya beat me to it was just gonna say that :)

Saltbugger- I beat you to the strongest knot also- But will you will beat me to the big striper this year - that we all dream about this cold winter. When can we say "it is to damm hot i cant wait for the fall to come." We New Englanders are never happy;)

dad,
Its just a peice of mesh, just like the rest of the minnow trap. Its abouta foot long and is round on both ends, you just clip it into the middle of the trap, where the two halfs go together.