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Old 06-27-2009, 08:19 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by ProfessorM View Post
crushed mussels is what I always used when I did it but I usually got eels of 3 foot length all the time. Usually got plenty but only a few were castable.
Funny you say that - same thing for me - we get some huge ones on crushed mussels. If I was into the eel skin thing, they would be great for any plug but too big to cast.

My father was a eel fisherman in the CT river and sold them commercially back in the 50s and always swore by stale bread.
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