Now remember, even in the canal the biggest bass ever taken there was taken on a plug, a Stan Gibbs 4oz Castalure Blue wave popper and it weighed 65lbs.
No question an eel will up your chances for bigger bass though, not quite as challenging though, but your success rate ratio will certainly be higher.
When Stifftip and I and a few others were commercially selling bass in the 70's and 80's we always drifted live eels in the canal in the mid summer to late fall on new moon and overcast night tides. One of my biggest canal bass, a 45 pounder came on an eel on September 17th, 1985.
It's the right time for it thats for sure. Use sled dogs (large fat eels) and conventional tackle for best success and go 40 lb mono and tie direct no snap or swivel just straight to the hook.
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