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Mike P · 07-11-2000, 10:56 AM

Damon, look for a book titled "Secrets of Surf Fishing at Night" written by William "Doc" Muller of Long Island. Published by Wavecrest Communications. I believe The Surfcaster catalog has it. It has a great illustrated chapter on how to rig eels, written by an old-time sharpie here, Al Bentsen. What he does to keep the eel from sliding down the front hook is solder a piece of 16 gauge single-strand copper wire around the hook shank. Sorta like a mouthpiece for the eel.

07-11-2000, 10:56 AM	#3
Mike P Jiggin' Leper Lawyer iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E Posts: 8,158	RE:Rigged Eels Damon, look for a book titled "Secrets of Surf Fishing at Night" written by William "Doc" Muller of Long Island. Published by Wavecrest Communications. I believe The Surfcaster catalog has it. It has a great illustrated chapter on how to rig eels, written by an old-time sharpie here, Al Bentsen. What he does to keep the eel from sliding down the front hook is solder a piece of 16 gauge single-strand copper wire around the hook shank. Sorta like a mouthpiece for the eel.