Remember BigBo...I said "some" guys.....I have had guys tell me that they like to fish their eels dead and by that I mean they take a live eel and smash it till it is dead. I don't need to be reminded that dead eels catch fish too, but some guys do just that...kill em'!
To each, his own I guess!!! I just like mine buried in ice for a few hours, then they are so numb they can't ball up and after a few casts they liven right up and kick away!