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Crafty Angler · 02-23-2009, 01:04 AM

I use the 2 bucket system to keep them most of the time if I don't want to set up the big cooler with pump for the long term - big trick I found was putting a layer of bubbleweed over the eels to avoid direct contact with the ice.

Last year I started using a couple of handfuls of the weed over the eels in my soft-sided lunch cooler with a small cold cold pack on top of that - seems to keep them less stressed when they're covered and away from direct contact with the cold pack meaning they'll survive longer for another trip if you don't use them all that night.

I saw a soft lunch cooler bag at Wallyworld that had a good velcro closure for the top - that will be my eel bag for this coming season - a lot easier than fumbling with the zipper tops in the dark -

02-23-2009, 01:04 AM	#6
Crafty Angler Geezer Gone Wild iTrader: (2) Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,397 Blog Entries: 2	I use the 2 bucket system to keep them most of the time if I don't want to set up the big cooler with pump for the long term - big trick I found was putting a layer of bubbleweed over the eels to avoid direct contact with the ice. Last year I started using a couple of handfuls of the weed over the eels in my soft-sided lunch cooler with a small cold cold pack on top of that - seems to keep them less stressed when they're covered and away from direct contact with the cold pack meaning they'll survive longer for another trip if you don't use them all that night. I saw a soft lunch cooler bag at Wallyworld that had a good velcro closure for the top - that will be my eel bag for this coming season - a lot easier than fumbling with the zipper tops in the dark -
	"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.