Chef, the set up in the picture, is that one you made or the one you bought? looks simple enough to make. i'll be adding that to my to-do list for the weekend! thanks for the pics! :bounce:

My buddy at a tackle shop who knows my love of dead eels gave it to me to try. I Wanna make some more when i get a round to it, especially some heavy ones to use in big surf.

Looks cool.maybe one day i can show u guys a rigged eel on a Tin Squid.

Also make sure to give them a stretch before use , so they have the sexy wiggle. 4 month old freezer burned eels work , thawed and refrozen a half dozen times:D dont throw em away

Tlap

VERY similar to what i made last night. thanks man! i'll send you a couple of mine.

I used to use bow string to tie up all my eels rigs.U can get a big bobbin for like 8 dollars.Its waxed an the knots don't slip.Last yr slip showed me what he does wit wire ties.They work pretty good but u should have a couple wit u in case they break.

Nice job on those. do u make different weights for different water??

ACtually i didnt make it , a friend at a tackle shop did. I do want to use some ones with a larger weight this year for when the surf/tide is really humpin, but this is the only size i have.

Chef, how is this... http://www.striped-bass.com/StriperT...threadid=21095

Chef or Tlap or anyone
Do you feed the hook like you would a rubber shad, fin-s?

Do you start the hook insertion above the eel's spine or below or does it not matter?

The feed thru wire loop (hook side) can be pre-assembled with a closed loop hook such as a Gamakatsu Octopus hook. Is there any disadvantages or advantages with such setup?

Red i insert it like into a rubber shad. I put the rig next to the eel and see where the hook should come out, make a scratch there. Stick the hook into the middle of the eel and out at where i made the mark.

THX Chef

In answering my own question I found that the ring hook (straight hook) is better for this eel-bob because the Gamakatsu Octopus style there are physical parameters that would make rigging the eel difficult like the kirbed or reversed (offset curve), curved in point and turned up ball eye.