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Maybe try one of those wormblowers to try and keep it off the bottom a little bit. I beleive you will have more luck on the bottom because that is the natural habitat for the eels.(match the hatch) As far as the eel balls go I keep the eels in the bottom of a bucket with a sealed bag of ice so that the bag does not leak as it melts. The ice will slow the eels down quite a bit. I rub my hands in the sand before handling the eels to give myself a little more grip. To decrease my number of eel balls I get I will take the eel right before I put it on the hook I will whack its tail rather hard against the rim of the bucket. This seems to semi stun the back half of the eel to the point that you still get action but limited number of eel balls. I drift my eel out slowly usually fishing rips. When the eel is at the back of the rip I close the spool and retreive SLOWLY keeping the eel on the bottom. When I get a hit I drop the rod tip and freespool to let the fish run then depending on if I'm using circle hooks or not I set up on the fish appropriately. Good luck
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