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ProfessorM · 10-02-2003, 11:20 AM

For me an eel is the best big striper catcher there is. And in a breachway is the ideal situation for an eel. I like Oct. for fishing this way. You must free spool the eel out with the current making it look natural. There must be no drag on the eel as it swims out with the tide. You can use a small rubbercore if it stays up in the water column, but I sometimes have more problem with the darn things heading straight for the bottom and the structure. You must adjust for the current speed. You know trial and error. The big bass are lazy and set up in the out going current like trout do waiting for a fly to come down stream. They let the food come to them. Scout out a breachway at low tide. Look for all the rocks and structure that the cows can hide behind during the strong out going tide. Use a mask and snorkle in the summer if you have to. That is where you should concentrate you drifts with the eels. You do not have to fish the popular breachways either. Any marsh, harbor, bay, etc. can produce big fish. I have fished a spot on the south side of the Cape in Oct. for the last several years and hardly ever see another fisherman. Just because they are not popular spots does not mean there are no big fish. I have been lucky to land a few fish of 30 lbs. But also have taken fish of 46 lbs. and 58 lbs. and a blue of 19 lbs all at the same spot without another fisherman in site. It is very satisfying to find a spot, scout it out and to put your time in at a place you think would be a productive area for big fish. The place I fish is very rocky and has a very swift current with a rock jetty, very similar to the canal. I use conventional equipment. I also use 40 lb test because of the rocks and the current. The fish at this time of the year, if they are there, are going to be big so you don't want to use tackle that is too light. So go at it. October to me is the time of the eel and a breachway is one of the best places to use them. You must put your time in though. Good luck Mr. M.

10-02-2003, 11:20 AM	#14
ProfessorM Uncle Remus iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lakeville Ma. Posts: 14,773	eel's For me an eel is the best big striper catcher there is. And in a breachway is the ideal situation for an eel. I like Oct. for fishing this way. You must free spool the eel out with the current making it look natural. There must be no drag on the eel as it swims out with the tide. You can use a small rubbercore if it stays up in the water column, but I sometimes have more problem with the darn things heading straight for the bottom and the structure. You must adjust for the current speed. You know trial and error. The big bass are lazy and set up in the out going current like trout do waiting for a fly to come down stream. They let the food come to them. Scout out a breachway at low tide. Look for all the rocks and structure that the cows can hide behind during the strong out going tide. Use a mask and snorkle in the summer if you have to. That is where you should concentrate you drifts with the eels. You do not have to fish the popular breachways either. Any marsh, harbor, bay, etc. can produce big fish. I have fished a spot on the south side of the Cape in Oct. for the last several years and hardly ever see another fisherman. Just because they are not popular spots does not mean there are no big fish. I have been lucky to land a few fish of 30 lbs. But also have taken fish of 46 lbs. and 58 lbs. and a blue of 19 lbs all at the same spot without another fisherman in site. It is very satisfying to find a spot, scout it out and to put your time in at a place you think would be a productive area for big fish. The place I fish is very rocky and has a very swift current with a rock jetty, very similar to the canal. I use conventional equipment. I also use 40 lb test because of the rocks and the current. The fish at this time of the year, if they are there, are going to be big so you don't want to use tackle that is too light. So go at it. October to me is the time of the eel and a breachway is one of the best places to use them. You must put your time in though. Good luck Mr. M.