eelskins

[jim sylvester]

does anyone know where to purchase them in the winter

mike cc?
redtop?

thanks

[RIROCKHOUND]

Jim;
PM sent

[eelman]

Macko's on buzzards bay...get a five gallon pail full

[piemma]

beverly at big bear Hunting and fishing can get them. I bought a dozen a few years ago. Dried and salted at about $3.75 each.

[EricM]

If you couldn't get your hands on an eelskin, what would you- have you- used as a substitute?

[shadow]

condoms

[NIB]

Originally Posted by piemma

beverly at big bear Hunting and fishing can get them. I bought a dozen a few years ago. Dried and salted at about $3.75 each.

I thought I have seen a few of them on the pin At Capt.Dons.
In the Back near the bait tanks..

[Nebe]

yeah don sells them but i believe he is closed for the season.

[cow tamer]

Maco's B & T
Buzzards Bay
508.759.9836
plug eel skins & smaller jig eel skins

[shadow]

the ones capt. don has are small not big enough for a med size metal lip.

[MAC]

Maco's buy a dozen or more and I believe they are like a buck to a buck and a half each.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by MAC

Maco's buy a dozen or more and I believe they are like a buck to a buck and a half each.

That is agreat price. The only upside to Big bear's skins are they are LARGE. The ones I got averaged 24" long and about 1 1/2 to 2" in diameter.

[MAC]

Originally Posted by piemma

That is agreat price. The only upside to Big bear's skins are they are LARGE. The ones I got averaged 24" long and about 1 1/2 to 2" in diameter.

They get some that size too. Just need to go through them.

[Diggin Jiggin]

And that job is as much fun as it sounds. mmmm mmmm.

[ProfessorM]

Bring some towels and hand sanitizer for after or better yet rubber gloves. I never remember the gloves.

[MAC]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

Bring some towels and hand sanitizer for after or better yet rubber gloves. I never remember the gloves.

What are ya a gurl....

I was rigging a few up one afternoon in the parking lot near the bridge when a kid and his dad went by on their bicycles. The kid noticed what I was doing and had his dad turn around so they could watch. I showed them how the skin jigs worked and a couple of different ways to rig them. But the funny moment came when I took out a skin and blew in the end of if. I thought the poor kid was going to throw up. He had this freaked out look and said to his dad,"did you see that. He touched that to his lips". I explained to him that this was the best way to check it for holes and to be sure the butt vent wasn't all blown out. The father was just standing back grinning. They went about their way after that with a little extra fishing knowledge.

[ProfessorM]

sorry dave. i always seem to have to go somewhere, not fishing related, after searching thru the containers. Stink won't come off my fingers for a while. If I was going fishing right after I wouldn't bother with gloves. gurlieman. LOL

[NIB]

I lick the salt off me fingers..

[ProfessorM]

makes me urn for some tequila

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by MAC

What are ya a gurl....

I was rigging a few up one afternoon in the parking lot near the bridge when a kid and his dad went by on their bicycles. The kid noticed what I was doing and had his dad turn around so they could watch. I showed them how the skin jigs worked and a couple of different ways to rig them. But the funny moment came when I took out a skin and blew in the end of if. I thought the poor kid was going to throw up. He had this freaked out look and said to his dad,"did you see that. He touched that to his lips". I explained to him that this was the best way to check it for holes and to be sure the butt vent wasn't all blown out. The father was just standing back grinning. They went about their way after that with a little extra fishing knowledge.

that kid is tainted for life......nightmares of eel skinz with small butt vents chasing him up and down the canal

[EricM]

How would I go about curing my eelskins if I wanted to do it myself?

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by MAC

But the funny moment came when I took out a skin and blew in the end of if.

funny part was next day when you had the squirts i bet .. Your wife know your smooching them things .

[numbskull]

Kosher salt. Either pack the skins in salt and put in the refrigerator in a tuperware container, or fill a jar with hot water, pour in enough salt to saturate the solution (extra salt should visible undissolved on the bottom of the jar) and once cool put your skins in there (they'll keep at room temp for years). If you are really adventurous you could try adding some formaldehyde (which I think they use in pork rind solution) but being pretty dull myself I haven't tried it.

[Rockport24]

what about when it's already on the plug? do you just put the whole shabang in a zip lock with kosher salt and leave it in the fridge?
I'm really going to need to get a "fishing fridge" or something, cause my wife is going to kill me when she see's this stuff in there!!

[EricM]

Thanks numbskull- much appreciated!

[ProfessorM]

Just heard Maco's has gone the way of the Buffalo so you will need to look elsewhere.

[mikecc]

Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&

Macko's on buzzards bay...get a five gallon pail full

sorry paul I did not read your post before I posted.

[nightprowler]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

Just heard Maco's has gone the way of the Buffalo so you will need to look elsewhere.

is this for real?
i used to love going over there. great shop run by a super nice guy.
if so they will be missed.