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ivanputski · 09-03-2008, 04:09 PM

i use eels almost exclusively, and on the first cast of the night, it feels like my heart is going to punch a hole in my chest... The sheer anticipation of that very first eel hitting past productive waters is incredible... i have missed SOLID hits on my first cast because I would cast and start adjusting my wader belt, or repositioning plier sheath on my belt, etc... now I try to be ready, because it usually happens that first 5-10 seconds after the eel hits... OH... SIDE QUESTION: When I cast a PLUG, it lands DIRECTLY where I aim it... when I cast an EEL, it lands at about 1:00 o'clock from where I aimed... slightly right, with same finger release... anyone notice this?

09-03-2008, 04:09 PM	#9
ivanputski Pete K. iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,953	i use eels almost exclusively, and on the first cast of the night, it feels like my heart is going to punch a hole in my chest... The sheer anticipation of that very first eel hitting past productive waters is incredible... i have missed SOLID hits on my first cast because I would cast and start adjusting my wader belt, or repositioning plier sheath on my belt, etc... now I try to be ready, because it usually happens that first 5-10 seconds after the eel hits... OH... SIDE QUESTION: When I cast a PLUG, it lands DIRECTLY where I aim it... when I cast an EEL, it lands at about 1:00 o'clock from where I aimed... slightly right, with same finger release... anyone notice this?