an there ya have:D good for u mac,,,,,try clammin[steamers fa those off ilander's] 1 tide about 3hr's work...3 totes=195lbs @ a bit over $2.00 a lb =$390.00+,,gas about $7.00 trainslates into about $100.00 + a hour....then ya got the rest of the day off.....let's turn clams into a game shellfish:rolleyes:

Sandeels $7.00 a pound at the local shops!

sand eels
 

I've never had any luck with "store-bought" eels. Who knows how long they sat in those little baggies rotting away.

Rake your own! The only way to go.

Yep I am sure it is!! I am not complaing I have been sandeeling and its alot of work. So I turn my $7 into a $100 with the bass :D

Sweetwater you need to make better friends with your local tackle shop!! Mine always the best!!

sand eels
 

I've seen freshly raked sandeels outfish 24-hour old eels 5 to 1 or better. When there's a lot of bait around, the big bass won't touch an old sand eel.

For me, it's worth the time and effort. Eel rake? Never leave home without it. :D

I have a rake and when I am rec. fishing and have the time I will get them on my own. But when I am comm. fishing I don't have time for that so to the store I go.

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macojoe, if you've got a good connection for very fresh eels and have had good luck with them, I'm envious because it is a lot of work. But I've watched commercial rakers drive their boats in circles grinding eels to a nice pulp.

Since I only do recreational I avoid bait store eels. Plus, it's nice to wade in the tepid cape cod waters in October and have a few waves crash over your head. :D

Maybe it's time to invest in AquaSkinz? :confused:

Those are the guys to fish near!! great chum there making there!!

I am not trying to argue with you!! The best bait is the freashest bait!! and your doing right!! :happy: :happy:

how often do you fish a year comm ? 4-5 months out of the year? so what do u do in the winter? collect unemployment? instead of juicing our system for you to collect unemployment,,why dont you go out and get a real job? because if you rely on fishing for an income thats just an excuse to be lazy. people change jobs all the time. isnt it time to find a new job?

Hey Killer Do you have a brain?? Cause you are talking out your A$$ !!!

Of corse we don't fish all winter and have other jobs !! No one said that they were making Huge living at it!! I for one last year made 70% my income from fishing and had to work a job like everyone else on top of it!!

Who in this world is not working 2 jobs or more!! If your not working 2 jobs then your wife has one.

So keep your yap shut and find some place else to BIT$H

People like you who have no idea what they are talking about is the ones that give fisherman and others bad names!!

killer?
 

Who are you talking to, and what are you talking about? "collect unemployment"? "excuse to be lazy"?

You're off the mark here.

Some links that may be of further interest...

http://www.basspond.com/articles/gen...urns_sws.shtml

http://www.basspond.com/articles/gen...ies_only.shtml

Before joining any group, I suggest that you learn what you can about it beforehand to see if it truly does share your interests.

Best,
Mike Flaherty
Wareham, MA