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Most guys free drift their eels unweighted. Some add a 1 oz egg sinker or Rubbercore to the leader above the swivel. You want to cast slightly upcurrent and "plug" them slightly while they're drifting, to keep them off the bottom. Gentle raises of the rod. Keep tension on the eel to keep it from committing eelicide around the leader. On nights like tonight, with a smoking current that's around 5 kts at peak flow, IMO you're better off throwing them in the last 2 hours of a tide.
At slack--fish them the same way you would from the beach--slooooooow retrieve. Just enough forward movement to keep them off the bottom.
I've always had better luck dropping back a 3-5 count before setting the hook. Other guys swear by hitting them right away. YMMV.
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