fishing eels

[shore manic]

in the past i fished the jetties in marshfield where i lived.now here in ply.i have a few choices but my fav. is a very rocky area with many boulders and large rocks out front.i have a baitrunner reel. question is how should i fish eels.in the past i just let them pretty much go where they wanted not having to worry about the rocks too much.but i see problems here now from shore, cast and slow retrieve or what? or chuck e'm out and let the runner do the job. i know a lot of you are fishing eels and quite knowledgable on this subject. tackle suggestions
and how to fish the rocks will be
greatly appreciated !!!

[fishsmith]

I've haven't been hung up fishing with eels this way: Making sure I always had contol of the eel, if the line is slack is reel quicker if not reeling slow and let the eel do it's thing. Catching is another thing, but I do have 1 37" from the beach doing it this way.

[capesams]

SM.
Can't help u with rocks,we don't have any. I fished eels dead,alive,skins,,,,,dead stop,an yes even reeling as fast as I could. u just don't know what the mood of sb will be that night. now this could help. I've fished in between moored boats lots of times.[think of the boat as a rock] I'd toss that eel almost AT the motor, so the eel was right behind the boat.let it drift for 15 sec. ,If I didn't get a hit right off I'd try again. after 6 trys no fish I'd try another boat[rock]. see I learned fish like to sit behind things, doesn' t mater what it is. SO try slow-fast till u get a hit, an just repeat what ever u were doing to get that hit, if u can remember what is was u were doing

[CowHunter]

All depends what type of water you're fishing...Open surf, no current, calm night just cast, wait a few seconds and retrieve slowly. When the eel begins to loose life I add a bit of wieght. Deeper water you have to be a bit creative, I've got a great system but have to keep that bit of edge to myself, all I have to say is be creative, you have to get that eel down deep! A bit of current, cast up current and let the eel drift, add wieght if there is a good amount of current or deep water. Main thing you have to keep in mind is getting down to the strike zone. I use a Gamakatsu hook, size 8/0 live bait. The thicker shank of the hook adds the tiny bit of wieght that helps to get the eel down a bit more in skinny water. I use 60lb-80lb Floro...orvis Mirage along with spro swivels. Long leader helps in rocky water because its more abrasion resistant than the 65lb whiplash braid I'm using. Hope this helps....