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06-04-2007, 10:19 PM
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Location: East Dennis Massachusetts
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eel laws
Are their any laws and or regulations on catching eels in a trap???
Because my favorite bait store closed and now I have to catch my eels.
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06-05-2007, 07:55 AM
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Location: Newtown, CT
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Basically they have to be over 6 inches long and you can't have more than 50 of them in your possession.
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06-05-2007, 08:21 AM
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Location: Libtardia
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there are regulations revolving around horeshoe crabs if you chose to use that creature as bait for your traps. Im not 100% certian of them, but i think there is a period aroiund the full moon when you are not allowed to harvest them. Check into it.
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06-05-2007, 08:23 AM
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sick of bluefish
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Location: TEXAS
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we used to use chicken guts as bait
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06-05-2007, 11:22 AM
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A Chunk of gravid Horseshoe crab is the best bait, but as Eben says, there are regs governing when and how many you can catch.
They are on the DEM website.
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06-05-2007, 11:30 AM
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sick of bluefish
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whats gravid?
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06-05-2007, 12:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
whats gravid?
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One of those fancy scmancy words CPA's from RI use  
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06-05-2007, 12:55 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
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If you live in Mass, trapping eels is dealt with under each individual town's shellfish regulations. You need a recreational shellfish license to put in eel pots.
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06-05-2007, 06:38 PM
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Location: East Dennis Massachusetts
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you need to have a license to put in an eel pot.... that sucks
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06-06-2007, 11:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
whats gravid?
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A fancy word for carrying eggs. |
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06-07-2007, 10:46 AM
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how do you know if its carrying eggs?
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06-07-2007, 11:10 AM
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They carry them similar to the way a lobster carries them, on the outside of their shell around the swimmerettes. Only with horseshoe crabs the eggs are green.
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06-07-2007, 11:14 AM
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Location: East Dennis Massachusetts
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where can i get a good recreational eel pot.
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06-07-2007, 11:32 AM
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a minnow trap with an extension in the middle works well.
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06-07-2007, 11:36 AM
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Location: East Dennis Massachusetts
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where can I buy or how can I make the extension? BEcause i have a minnow trap
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06-07-2007, 11:41 AM
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Location: Libtardia
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most tackleshops sell extenions. One tip i was told once was not to use fish frames for eel bait because the frames attract crabs and the eels may think twice before entereing a crab infested pot.
On second thought, just buy surfog eels and reel eels  just kidding. |
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