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saltydawg · 06-07-2002, 09:58 AM

We fish with eels most of the time. We have a coleman cooler we use for the eels. Take an old towel and get it damp, not wet. Get the towel as close to freexing as possible. fold so half is covering bottom of cooler. Put in eels. fold over top. Put at least two of the "Blue ice" containers(froozen) on top of towels. Place "blue ice" containers in zip lock bag if you are married. They will be covered with slime by end of fishing trip. Wives usually frown on that being placed in "their" freezer.

Take several of the green scouring pads with you. Use them to grap and hold the eels. Use circle hooks. Hook from bottom of lower jaw up and out an eye socket. Immediately put eel into the water. cast and hold on.

If you have eels left over, you can keep them. We use an aquarium with an airator bubbler. We normally have anywhere from a half dozen to 18 eels in there all summer. You have to keep a top on the aquarium or your wife will find eels al over the floor. Try to keep out of light or put something dark around the outside or the eels will begin to get very light colored. The fish don't seem to take them if the get too light. Change the water about every 3 to 4 days. Keeping them will save a lot of money.

Good luck!

06-07-2002, 09:58 AM	#4
saltydawg Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: CT Posts: 9	Fishing with live eels We fish with eels most of the time. We have a coleman cooler we use for the eels. Take an old towel and get it damp, not wet. Get the towel as close to freexing as possible. fold so half is covering bottom of cooler. Put in eels. fold over top. Put at least two of the "Blue ice" containers(froozen) on top of towels. Place "blue ice" containers in zip lock bag if you are married. They will be covered with slime by end of fishing trip. Wives usually frown on that being placed in "their" freezer. Take several of the green scouring pads with you. Use them to grap and hold the eels. Use circle hooks. Hook from bottom of lower jaw up and out an eye socket. Immediately put eel into the water. cast and hold on. If you have eels left over, you can keep them. We use an aquarium with an airator bubbler. We normally have anywhere from a half dozen to 18 eels in there all summer. You have to keep a top on the aquarium or your wife will find eels al over the floor. Try to keep out of light or put something dark around the outside or the eels will begin to get very light colored. The fish don't seem to take them if the get too light. Change the water about every 3 to 4 days. Keeping them will save a lot of money. Good luck!