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No way Van, seaworms are the most disgusting... those things are just creepy.
I agree with the bucket w/holes and ice. I like seaweed too. The ice does two things. Keeps 'em fresh and slows them down. When they are slow, they don't wrap around your line much.
Use a rag or sock or one of those dish sponges with the rough side(scotch-brite pad??), those work as well. If they are too frisky, grab them around the head and give their tail a whack on the bucket or a rock... this stuns them a moment and again, they are less likely to wrap around your line. I know that sounds mean, but you're already using them for bait.
After a few casts, they settle down a bit.
As for drifting, I haven't done much of that with eels, but when casting them, I know they will swim off the hook if you don't keep some tension on them. I imagine the same thing will happen when drifting.
In response to the other thread, I do use circles with eels and have had mixed results. My hook up ratio has been good, but I have still gut hooked a few like Specialist said. We've touched on this before and I believe that the consensus was that a offset circle hook will still gut hook a few. Most are hooked right in the lip and when I've had a good run, I've missed very few.
I haven't eel fished as much this year, so hopefully we'll have a sweet fall run and I'll be able to get a bit more "data" for my testing.
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