live lining eels

[Fish Or Die]

whats up.i want to try live lining eels tonight.can someone tell me the best way to to rig up an eel and the best technique to use.

[blackeye]

boat? shore?
help us out

[Fish Or Die]

sorry.on shore in the boston harbor.working of rocks.

[quick decision]

There is a good how to in the archives somewhere.

[Fish Or Die]

ya i couldnt find it

[afterhours]

keep them on ice and crack back about 3/4 down. and stick hook up under chin and thru eye. sounds pretty grusome eh? use BIG ones!

[beachwalker]

and choose your eye depending on the angle of the drift. Left or Right. Get my drift ? Use a swivel and sometimes a weight depending on conditions. from a boat a 2 oz egg is nice. Some prefer rubber core. That is great when there is a little current and not a ton bu the all time best and a lively sum bitch . He will swim right to the bottom pretty quick.

there's more to it than just this.

Good luck.

See: Eelin 101 by JohnR for some S-B info.

[Crafty Angler]

F. or D. -

You're gonna have a lotta trouble getting a bass like the one in your avatar to eat an eel -

He already looks pretty full.....

Sorry, couldn't help myself.....

What Beachwalker said - refer to Eeling 101 in the Archives - and bring a 3M green scrubbie pad for eel wrangling - they're the best.

And for chrissakes, don't break the poor bugger's back - that's cruel

The friskier, the better -

[Mike P]

http://www.striped-bass.com/StriperT...?threadid=7020

Am I the only one who ever checks the FAQ Forum. Sheesh, it's even a "sticky" at the top of the page

[Squid kids Dad]

Retreive them slow...Very slowwwwwwwwww..

[tlapinski]

Originally posted by Mike P
Am I the only one who ever checks the FAQ Forum. Sheesh, it's even a "sticky" at the top of the page

i still think new members should have to spend at least 1 month in there before being allowed into the general population. sort of a stupid question quarantine.....

[kayaman]

Originally posted by afterhours
keep them on ice and crack back about 3/4 down. and stick hook up under chin and thru eye. sounds pretty grusome eh? use BIG ones!

keep on ice yes... with some rockweed to keep them out of the slime.... crack the back.... bad idea.... no need for doing that....hook thru bottom of chin up through one eye or nostril... careful not to go through the brain

[Crafty Angler]

Yeah, I dunno - if it hadn't been for dumb questions and the occasional old timers takin' pity on us (occasionally at our expense) - none of us woulda learned very much - it's the mentoring thing, I guess -

Besides, we got enough old-timers around here to offer a hand -

All that being said, there are times I gotta admit a brief tour of the FAQ's would be a swell place for the newbies to start -

Ah, what the hell - it just the enthusiam and curiosity of yout' (no 'H') I s'pose...

[afterhours]

was taught to fish eels by old timer who caught more 50's than anybody i 've ever known. he broke backs near tail to keep them from balling up, out of rocks, and to appear wounded or disoriented. been doing it for years and have had no complaints from bass( just a few of you guys )

[fishaholic18]

I always crack their back by smacking them on a rock or something. If I don't, I end up with a useless eel ball thats impossible to unravel. As far as it being cruel, what do you think sticking a hook in its eye is? LOL

[goosefish]

I've been known to give the eel a good slap before I bait up. I know that if I've got a fresh and kicking eel on I tend to rush the first couple of casts because I don't want an eelknot--a little wack and the eel slows down a hair on that first lob out of the bucket. This is especially true if I'm fishing a shallow rock pile. Deeper water I tend not to wack them.

[chris L]

dont wack your eel on rocks thats got to hurt .

[t.orlando]

Whack it or not, fish it just like a rubber worm for largemouth

[Rappin Mikey]

If your fitchin from the beach, try draggin em in the sand right after you hook them, it slows them down enough to get that first cast off. After a few casts they won't ball up on you. At the other end of the spectrum, if you think your eel isn't lively enough, try tickeling them in the eyeballs. That usually gets them squiggling again.

[tlapinski]

Originally posted by Rappin Mikey
At the other end of the spectrum, if you think your eel isn't lively enough, try tickeling them in the eyeballs. That usually gets them squiggling again.

i would have figured you to rub peanut butter on them to get them going.