In water thats not over 20ft, what setup do you guys use for drifting eels, same as anyplace else?

straight up eel rig, no weight unless the current is honkin. try to keep appearance as natural as possible.

Line ---> swivell ---> 3 feet or so of flouro/mono ---> hook (I prefer gami 5/0, or sometimes 6/0)

in 40+feet I do use a 3way.

I'm no expert, although I have caught good fish with these methods, which I picked up somewhere.?.

I am interested in what others have to say.

_Z_

Good article in this months Salt Water Sportsman on drifting eels over structure. The capt. uses no wait as Zacs said. The capt. stated that a lively eel will head straight down to the bottom thus needing no weight.

The *ahem* spot.. that we fish is 50 to 70 ft deep with a relatively swift current.
Line===>(fish finder or 6-8 oz egg)===>barrel swiv==>5-6 ft flouro leader===>#6 gama circle===snake===>cow

Agree on the no weight and lively suggestions. If you do need weight because the eels are not lively or the drift/current is too fast, etc., I've had the best results using rubber cored sinkers on the line. It snags much less than 3-way or fishfinder rigs.

Also, if the drift is too slow you'll have to cast and retrieve so that the eel doesn't get balled up.

I never use weight in water less than 25 feet deep. If drift is slow or a lot of structure to get hung up on I prefer to troll them slowly on mono rather than reel them. P.

15' deep,,,honkin tide,,,24" of f.carbon 25# test....rubber core sinker,,,,above swivel.....5/0 hook,,,dead or live eel's,,both work as well as the other....feel the thump,,,set the hook.....no letting it run...just hang on and hope the anchor hold's.

You got me all interested with the title... :crying: WhyTF is #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& asking for eel advice? If you need mine, then Rubbercor is my homeboy. Go with the rubber, dude. And word to Roger, eel balls suck.

You got me all interested with the title... :crying: WhyTF is #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& asking for eel advice? If you need mine, then Rubbercor is my homeboy. Go with the rubber, dude. And word to Roger, eel balls suck.

Never stop learning babe! I use the rubber core and I am having good results, where I am fishing there is a strong current...its an outflow......so the "no weight option" Isnt really an option. I will stick with the rubber core.

1 oz egg singer stuffed down its mouth and locked in with a hook.

I'm haveing success with 15" of 14#, starting with 2oz increase accordingly

What about an eel bob over there, i got a couple fish over where i think you might be using that.

I was thinking the same thing Chef, got some dead ones in the freezer I need to rig up

Three waying sounds like a great time toooooooooooo ME :happy: :faga:

Depends on how deep and how fast is the current. In the rips between Montauk and BI we use 3 ways wiith however much is necessary to hold bottom. On moon tides that can be 16-20 ounces.

I prefer no weight, cast up , drift over and past for a bit, and do over. I prefer no weight at all up to 60' if I can stem.