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Originally Posted by zimmy
....I am talking specifically about eels with two hooks. I do not have this problem with a wobble head....
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Ditto on the Wobblehead.
First, since I've always operated on the understanding that bass hit prey head first I usually use either a Pt Jude eel bob or a wobblehead for dead eels. Ordinarily I'll use live if I have them available.
I can't speak to rigging issues since I'm a complete hacker in that department
What I need to do is prevail upon the good nature of some oldtimer like DZ or Stevie McKenna to get a tutorial on it. I'd have asked Uncle Zeke but he and his wife are on an extended tour of the Northwest banging the snot outta cohoes and barn-door halibut.
Listen, riggies are the current rage right now, just like wooden plugs. Everything old is new again, it seems - and everything in your quiver has it's time and place. I guess what I'm saying is if you're getting a significantly higher rate of takes with riggies, then go for it. I know some guys swear by them and others are luke-warm.
If you're into them, read the Al Bentsen chapter of
Surf Fishing at Night - he's the acknowledged master on the subject and learned from the guy who was considered the best.
Of course, if memory serves, DZ was taught by Fred Quarry at the old IA Club who knew his stuff and then some, so believe me DZ knows whereof he speaks and uses them often - and not just for nostalgia's sake either
Funny how this stuff gets handed down from one generation of surfmen to another - but there ya go
