Thread: Eel pot bait
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Old 07-20-2010, 04:59 PM   #25
MikeToole
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Originally Posted by ivanputski View Post
Do you need the presence of eel grass, or is a muddy bottom of a salt pond eel territory as well? I have some great eel grass nearby, but I need the kayak every time, and I think a buoy might get run over by nearby docked boats... do any of you guys drop a buoy? or just shore spot and tie off? I would like to find a few shore spots... I'd be way more likely to do it. Ive tried without much luck, but it might have been my bait (striper carcass.)
Mud bottom is good, eel grass is not needed. I set mind in a march that has those trenches they put in years ago for bug control. Throw it in the trench on a rising tide occurring at night and pull it 12 hours later. Just stake the trap to shore. Also hang one from a bridge in a canal that is there all the time. Theft is an issue in many areas.
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