The Eel named Bob - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Tattoo · 01-19-2005, 06:38 AM

Class in session, pull up a chair and pay attention, you just might learn something.

You've wondered about the eel named bob, let the truth be told!

Here is his story....

http://www.tattoostackle.com/eelbob_dz.php

NIB · 01-19-2005, 06:58 AM

5/0 · 01-19-2005, 07:09 AM

Very nice thanks for sharing

5/0

quick decision · 01-19-2005, 07:28 AM

Thank you. That made my morning.

Crafty Angler · 01-19-2005, 08:08 AM

Boy, you know you're getting old when places you drank and people you knew show up in a history lesson...

Great read, Dennis - nicely done

bart · 01-19-2005, 08:29 AM

very nice

cheferson · 01-19-2005, 08:47 AM

Thanks, its great to know some history about the lures you use. Is point jude gonna have only the newport style or also the clark style?

MAC · 01-19-2005, 10:52 AM

Very nice

Pt.JudeJoe · 01-19-2005, 11:05 AM

For now , I will have the Newport style eel bob and a heavier 3 1/2 oz. eel skin jig .

reelecstasy · 01-19-2005, 11:35 AM

great read, thanks for sharing...can't wait to try out a few, and I know just the place...

DZ · 01-19-2005, 11:46 AM

Joe,
Bring some to the "Needlefish History" meeting tomorrow night - maybe the guys want a better look at the new product.
DZ

tlapinski · 01-19-2005, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pt.JudeJoe
For now , I will have the Newport style eel bob and a heavier 3 1/2 oz. eel skin jig .

in my opinion, there is more of a market for an eelskin jig in the 1 - 2.5 ounce range. skin jigs from 3 - 5 ounces are already available around the canal. in RI, those are too heavy for 99% of the fishing. there is a wide open market for the lighter stuff.

great to hear you are bringing the old eel rigs back, though.

Nebe · 01-19-2005, 12:48 PM

Awesome!!! organic sluggos

keeperreaper · 01-19-2005, 02:35 PM

Very nice.

Crafty Angler · 01-19-2005, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tlapinski
in my opinion, there is more of a market for an eelskin jig in the 1 - 2.5 ounce range. skin jigs from 3 - 5 ounces are already available around the canal. in RI, those are too heavy for 99% of the fishing. there is a wide open market for the lighter stuff.

great to hear you are bringing the old eel rigs back, though.

See, Joe - that's what I told ya earlier...

But wait til you guys see the Newport bobs - you'll go nuts

Crafty Angler · 01-20-2005, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Eben
Awesome!!! organic sluggos

Yup, all natural - good and good for you.

Well, the bass seem to like them, anyway - and it's a good way to get extra mileage out of those deceased eels - man, I must be getting thrifty in my old age....

Joe has resurrected another killer classic, Eben - you'll get to see them tonite, I hope.

redcrbbr · 01-21-2005, 11:07 PM

nice read and info, thanks mike

Mr. Sandman · 01-22-2005, 04:00 PM

I have only done the full rigging process a few times but I just received a couple new eel squid jig heads made from tin that are similar to this bob jig. I got it from NJ tackle (but it is made by diamond tackle). There are TIN and are lighter then lead and have eyes. A pic is below but a link is :
http://www.njtackle.com/store/more_i...more=ESJ-2T-PH

The reason I like these is the hole in the middle which should puff up the body. We will see. Eels near the bottom generally do well.

scoobe · 01-22-2005, 08:57 PM

Sandman that's an eel skin jig. The hole is for water to inflate the skin.

Krispy · 01-24-2005, 04:01 PM

made by Andrus

tlapinski · 01-24-2005, 05:15 PM

i don't really like those NJTackle heads. i have a couple but just didn't like them. how much does that weigh Krispy?

t.orlando · 01-24-2005, 05:34 PM

T looks like 3oz without chain and trailer

eelslinger · 01-30-2005, 12:37 PM

Arnold Clarke's 65lb bass taken on an eelbob. Hit this link to see 250k version

A beautifully porportioned bass for its size.

1936
Largest in 23 years.

#2 was 52 lb RI surf bass also on an eelbob.

Nebe · 01-30-2005, 12:56 PM

If anyone knows were ring rock is please PM me .. I'm curious

macojoe · 01-30-2005, 02:12 PM

Great read!!

Thanks!!

cheferson · 01-30-2005, 04:40 PM

WHats the name of the book ya got there eelslinger?

Crafty Angler · 01-31-2005, 02:36 AM

Thanks, eelslinger - it's interesting that 2nd Place for 1936 was taken by Cliff Talman with a 52# - Talman was a pretty notable bass fisherman around Newport back in those days.

Talman took 1st Place in the 1932 F&S Annual Fishing Contest with a 46 1/2# bass taken on a live mackeral at Turtle Rock. Of course, it was pretty easy for Talman to come up with bait, live and otherwise, since he owned the Talman and Mack Fish Trap Co. here in Newport, which used to be just a block from my house.

The story is he had a caretaker on his farm at Sachuest and Talman would have his trap boats drop bait at the Point for the caretaker to chum with, then Cliff would show up to take position on his rock - and he bagged some big bass that way, with the chummer doing double duty as gaffer. I've heard it said that Cliff boasted he never handled the fish himself, after the fashion of the wealthy members of the bass clubs, but I think that's more myth than fact.

The same article on Talman also mentioned the small size of the winning stripers through the '20's - sort of made me think, the bass population had crashed just after 1900 causing the closure of the West Island Club among others and how long it took the stock to rebuild.

Funny how the bass seem to rise and fall over 25 year cycles historically going back to the 1850's - makes me wonder about last season

Hmmm.... I'm going to have to talk to my esteemed friend Professor O'Nitis, the famous Irish marine biologist about this....