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Old 04-04-2012, 12:56 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman View Post
There is about 2000 elvers in a #...about a buck a piece. That is what you are paying for them now.
The elvers are tiny, not the size they sell for bait. I buy eels by the pound during the season, usually 5 to 10 pounds at a time. I couldn't afford $10,000 TO $20,000 to fill my eel tank if the big eels sold for that much.

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