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I use the mustad 9510 8/0, epoxied nut and 500lb krok swivel.
Here are some pics of how ive been doing my riggies, without using floss.
2 sizes of zip ties, 4" and 8". The 8" are for holding the back hook in place, going around the body on the front and rear. the 4" hold the front hook in place, hold the eel in place on the nut.
The head hook is either a 7/0 or 8/0 mustad 9510 with a brass nut super glued, then epoxied in place, then I add a 500lb krok swivel to the eye before closing it, the swivel allows me a better connection point, and allows you to use the eye of the head hook as a connection point for the eel. plus it allows you to position the head hook a little further back.
So the back hook gets two 8" zip ties thru the eye, and then one 8" zip tie around the body near the bend of the hook.
The front hook gets two 4" zip ties thru the eye of the hook, then two 4" zip ties righ in front of the brass nut, i go in on the left side and cinch it down on the right, the reverse it on the other side. This gives you a solid connection against the nut without using the floss. Then one 8" zip tie around the bend of the hook.
Ive been using the same 3 eels on my last 8 trips, the eel pictured in the last photo caught 7 fish, all mid to high teens and one 22lb fish from two weeks ago, im just rolling them up in a ziplock and freezing them when I get home, then pulling them out a couple hours before I go out, the eel was a little ripe, but still catching fish, but he was destroyed by blues
I like having three eels with me at all times, two that are in the 14-16" range and one bigger like 20" to work deeper water and hopefully cull the bigger fish out. And i like having extras in case my buddy doesnt have one.
I carry both sizes of zip ties in mt bag now, allows me to make a quick fix on the rocks and be able to keep fishing the same eel.
At 4 bucks each from start to finish including the price of the eel, hooks, nut and swivel Id say its the best deal out there. besides for the time that is factored in its a cheap and fun way to put fish at your feet.
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