I have run into something I find sort of strange this year, and I am wondering if others have seen the same thing. On many occasions this season, large bass have been feeding on adult bunker within a fishable distance for us shore bound guys. On each of these nights, plugs are just not getting things done. I have pretty much tried everything in the bag, and nothing has produced as well as eels in this situation. Several times I have plugged right next to a guy eeling. The eels have resulted in many bass to the high 30's, while plugs have only found bass to 25 pounds or so. At times, even the tiniest of shoestring eels have found better results than plugs. The situation may have been different if it was a daylight and poppers were a viable option, but at night they have not worked for me and that is what I want to discuss here. At times I have even resorted to attempting to snag some fresh bunker to liveline, but they have not been thick enough to make this a worthwhile plan of attack. So, with these bass so keyed in on bunker, why do you think they will take an eel over something that looks pretty darn close to a bunker working its way through the water?
(please do not make this an eel vs plug thread as that is not the intention! That is what the winter is for!
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Bass keyed in on bunker.
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