No eels???/
 

Saw this on another site, anyone confirm this???? Thought the earliest was next fall?:shocked:

heard the sad news today that you can wash your eelrag,and redesignate it as a crying towel in ri not confirmed,but i got it from a very reliable source,no eels or buckies this year $100.00 a fish fine if caught with either species for bait.like i said,not confirmed yet,but the source is oretty high up in the ri dem.

I havent heard this but there will be a run on black 9" sluggos if this is true.

If its true // It {{WILL} make for some interesting fishing ////

Been to jail for much bigger s #$%^&*:wiggle:

:laughs: :laughs: :laughs: :laughs: :laughs: Suckers

:doh: More to come....:soon:

Cheffy , remember these? They swim like an eel and catch like an eel.:hihi:

That they do indeed!:claps:

Thats right, you swore off eels this past season:laugha:

i used a few last season i admit, but plugs is where its at for me.

theres going to be a lot of 'sharpies' reduced to beginers next season:hihi:

wonder if after "the prohibition" I'll get fined for using the rigged eels in my freezer..or is this just a live eel ban:confused:

could you still be fined if your caught with a dead eel (rigged)? I stocked up on those this year just for this reason.

Hi Joe, I bought one of those recently, should they be fished like eels or faster? The dogfish seemed to like them this year off of chatham.

doubt that:hihi:

Chef..Not going to happen next season, go read the stuff on the Atlantic marine fisheries site..And even if it does there are plenty of ways to fool a bass. The the europeon eel which is only slightly different works well and those you will always be able to get.....Most shops I know will sell those. They look just like the american eel only the head is a bit larger , they work just good.

ASMFC is still researching the American Eel with an eye toward listing it as "Endangered" or "Threatened". If that happens, they will be illegal to take or posess. But the commission probably will act to list them till late this year at the earliest.

That does not mean that a state could not prohibet their taking. Maybe RI did so.

who said you were a sharpie? :buds:

Your not likely to see many Europeans eels over here. European eel stocks are in worse shape than American eel stocks.

Just did this a.m., says earliest action would be november 2006

well there ya go, you will have one more season with eels

No one, was talking about your so called"sharpies" in general. who said you said I was a sharpie? everyone knows your the real sharpie!

What exactly do permanent markers have to do with fishing and eels and why would a person refer to someone or themselves as one?

:hee:

No, I am a dullie. blunt & smooth.... :smokin:

I got about 50 rigged eels stashed away in brine, will there be a "grandfather clause" for them? :)

Kip, just fish them like you would a live eel nice and slow. If you want a more excited action reel a little faster.They can also be trolled at slow speed from a boat or kayak with deadly rersults.
It looks like they won't make any drastic changes till the end of next season .Maybe they will not ban eels totally and just make a size limit for the dealers , I don't think a number limit would do much good because people would just stockpile them in tanks at home .

was it chicken little that said the sky is falling....got lead?

ok, your smooth........................

Its a good thing I still have enough eels from last year to last me a few more years:rolleyes:

Hey Goose just don't eat anymore for supper!!

now there will be more pressure on the mackrel and pogies for use as live bait , last year the macks were thin (had to work hard for them), but i saw and caught some pogies for the first time in 10 years

and you are a shhhhhhhhhh... a shhh... a sharpie. there i said it :shocked: