Average Eel Prices...And Bucket Setup - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

fishweewee · 10-07-2003, 10:06 AM

Guys,

I guess it pays to shop around for live eels, if you're going to buy a bunch. How much are you paying locally?

-Going rate for eels at my local store is $1.75 - but I get to pick my own.

-Stratford B&T (CT) has 'em for $1.00.

-River's End Tackle in Old Saybrook (CT) has 'em for $0.75.

-King Cove Outfitters in Stonington (CT) has 'em for $1.25-$1.35.

-Weekapaug B&T (RI) has 'em for $1.25.

-Breachway B&T (RI) has 'em for $1.25.

-Zeek's Creek in Jamestown (RI) has 'em for $1.50.

-Edward's B&T in Middletown (RI) has 'em for $1.25.

I don't have a boat or live very close to the water so it's not easy for me to hunt my own.

* I found the eel bucket thread, thanks. * It's in the FAQ forum.

Thanks...

-WW

RIJIMMY · 10-07-2003, 10:12 AM

I have paid $1.00 to $1.50 for an eel. I buy mine in Norton Ma. for a buck a piece.

I have a cheap aerator and keep them alive in my garage in a 5 gal bucket. Works great.

rwilhelm · 10-07-2003, 10:16 AM

1.25 is the average I have payed

Slipknot · 10-07-2003, 10:30 AM

I pay 20 bucks for 2 dozen at Tom's Bait here in Middleboro. But that's a LOOOOONG way from you Ben.

likwid · 10-07-2003, 10:37 AM

Norton?

Where in Norton do you get yer eels?

mrmacey · 10-07-2003, 10:37 AM

in taunton

RIJIMMY · 10-07-2003, 10:51 AM

Burgess Bait and Tackle, its off of 123 on So. Washington St.
check yahoo yellow pages for a B&T in Norton. I go there almost every weekend and pick them up.

B-assman · 10-07-2003, 11:17 AM

RIJimmy - question about the aerator - is it 110v? I've been looking for a 110v setup - everything i see is set up for 12volt

Thanks

capesams · 10-07-2003, 11:20 AM

5.25 a lb.----adv. 10 eels to the lb........most shops here r 1.00-1.25 @

Mike P · 10-07-2003, 11:49 AM

Here on Long Island, the average is $1.50 to $2 a pop, and a "this ain't the Home Town Buffet" if you ask to pick your own

That's why I have such a hugh stash of Sluggos and Ledgerunners

Mr. Kav · 10-07-2003, 12:29 PM

RIJIMMY
I live about a mile from there and never knew he sold eels and bought some last saturday. they were allot of small ones but i did get a big fish on a real big one that he had out in the harbor.

chris L · 10-07-2003, 12:31 PM

.90 at Dees in New Haven . they usually have good sized ones as the locals like the smaller ones ?

eel bucket ? you should look mine over . its a 3 bucket system with a spigot . I just keep ice in the 1st bucket , eels in bucket #2 and the melt goes into the lower bucket and have kept eels alive for over a week . just have to drain the melt once every couple days or so ( except more in summer ) . I usually have 2 dozen in my bucket with no problem . they travel well from New Haven to the cape .

RIJIMMY · 10-07-2003, 12:58 PM

Mr. K, sometimes he has big ones, sometime small. He has given me a few monsters that I could not cast.
I only fish from the surf so I prefer them in the 9'' to 15'" range.

STEVE IN MASS · 10-07-2003, 01:59 PM

RIJ and Kav....I may go there for the big ones....TO EAT! YUM.....

Kav also told me that he has a bunch of HABS plugs there....gonna have to check the place out....

killerlexus · 10-07-2003, 01:59 PM

going price for eels are $1 in mass, but size does vary..

blackeye · 10-07-2003, 04:18 PM

$1.20 apiece at Jims in seekpnk
$1.40 at Quaker Lane in NK

might hafta find that place in norton-123 runs by my house-is it north of 495?

macojoe · 10-07-2003, 05:01 PM

You guys were right I should have pat. that eel bucket!!

Mr. Kav · 10-08-2003, 07:26 AM

blackeye,
it is just south of 495 if you are heading up from attleboro on 123 through norton. go through norton center past the police station and up a half mile on your right is south washington, (if you get to 495 you went to far). take a right and go through a 4-way stop sign and up on your right is burgess b&t.

RIJIMMY · 10-08-2003, 07:43 AM

I better stock up this weekend, you guys are gonna clean him out !

Marc Z · 10-08-2003, 07:46 AM

I get mine at Ted's in Old Saybrook; $8 bucks a dozen and large.

JeffH · 10-08-2003, 07:58 AM

What Marc Z said............

fishweewee · 10-08-2003, 09:04 AM

I think I stopped by Ted's once...they were a little out of the way, near the DEP pier?

-WW

GaryK2 · 10-08-2003, 11:24 AM

What Marc and Jeff said. $8 at Teds in OS. He lets me pick my own, leaves out when i go down in the wee hours. However, there were a few instances when he ran out this year.

GaryK2 · 10-08-2003, 11:32 AM

WeeWee, look for the red and white smoke stack just down the road from the DEP boat ramp in OS. If you come down route 9 south jump on 95 south for all of 300 yards and take the first exit. Take a left at the stop sign and you'll go by where Rivers End used to be (on left). Continue around a sharp right corner and just before you take a sharp left, you'lll see a road on your right. Ted's is down that road. You'll see the smoke stack I'm talking about. I buy my hardware at Rivers End and my bait at Ted's.

Goose · 10-08-2003, 03:24 PM

Not sure what price per eel (bout a buck) is but M&D's got qaulity bait! "NO SHOE STRINGS" worth the extra time

missing link · 10-08-2003, 04:20 PM

ok... since this post is up i will ask my question... me and my friends will be useing eels tommrow for the first time. Ok what will be the best way to use them... we were thinking of drifting them or useing a little egg sinker to get them down.. i have read johns ''eel post'' but just wanted to maby get some pointers.. btw we will be fishing from a boat.

thanks... Matt

fishweewee · 10-08-2003, 04:51 PM

Two methods that come to mind.

If you are casting from stationary boat in relatively shallow water (20-30 feet), just tie an unweighted eel direct and let it swim to the bottom. Spinning gear is best suited to this.

However, if you are drifting in current with deep bottom with structure (rockpiles or inclines), then I would prefer to drift the eel just of the bottom with a three way swivel rig. One eye of the swivel connected to your main line, one eye connected to 20 inches of 50 lb. fluorocarbon leader and an eel hook and one eye connected to 6-8 inches of 50 lb. mono tied to a bank sinker. The weight you use will depend on how deep and how fast the current is going (start with six oz and adjust). The object is to keep the eel JUST off the bottom - so that your sinker is barely touching it. As the bottom terrain changes, you must continually reel up slack to compensate. Thus, a conventional reel is best for this application.

-WW

missing link · 10-08-2003, 04:54 PM

thanks! we will be fishing flats.. i will be useing a tld 20.

fishweewee · 10-08-2003, 04:57 PM

Good reel, I use that for drifting eels myself.

-WW

missing link · 10-08-2003, 04:59 PM

not mine '' i wish'' my friends dad owns Snow and Jones Plumbing
hes got a sweet boat '' 32ft blackfin '' and some sweet gear that i dont even trust myself even looking at.. 30's 50's 80's 130. you know what they are