Mike--I never found an eel in a bass' stomach either---found almost everything else. Leper Abbie once cleaned one with a bird in it.
I don't think eels really are that plentiful in the surf when they're not migrating to spawn. Maybe that's why ya don't find them there. The eel that you catch them on usually gets blown out after you hook up, and you find it above the hook, strung on your leader.
BM---looks like an Alberto appetizer
