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Sweetwater · 08-03-2005, 05:05 PM

Fresh sand eels are essential. I've fished side-by-side with guys with 24-hour old sand eels, and I had fresh (3-4 hours old), and I'll be hooked up all day and they get squat.

Given that, does anyone use any special techniques for keeping sand eels "fresh" for a longer time? I know some things are important such as rinsing the eels thoroughly in salt water to get any "guts" washed away (from the holes created by the rake tines), then getting them very dry before going into the bait box. But is there any way to "treat" the bait that keeps them fresh?

08-03-2005, 05:05 PM	#3
Sweetwater Ruled only by the tide iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Truro Posts: 801	sand eels Fresh sand eels are essential. I've fished side-by-side with guys with 24-hour old sand eels, and I had fresh (3-4 hours old), and I'll be hooked up all day and they get squat. Given that, does anyone use any special techniques for keeping sand eels "fresh" for a longer time? I know some things are important such as rinsing the eels thoroughly in salt water to get any "guts" washed away (from the holes created by the rake tines), then getting them very dry before going into the bait box. But is there any way to "treat" the bait that keeps them fresh?
	Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn.