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On a sand beach, especially if it's rough or an in your face wind...I like to bottom fish these things...right in the undertow, sliding sinker, etc.,...especially when Numbskull is with me, running all over the place tiring himself out trying to power cast plugs (when he had two good legs).
A trick I learned from some old MV Islanders...hook the eel through the tail, about 2-3" from the end. You'll not get an eel ball. Also, said hook doesn't rip out; the eel stays markedly alive as opposed to a head hook. You can catch multiple fish on one eel. Last year, I caught 8 fish on one eel, and even though it was beat to a pulp, the eighth fish was the largest. That's a worthwhile way to spend $1.75.
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