beach fishing with eels

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welp.. so far no good on eels. (sorry i came back and feel asleep, damn this heat) i've got one left. so will hit the normal spot where the fish are guaranteed to be in the area.

i was thinking though.. since i havent gotten anything with the slow retrieve.. or the usual fish finder rig, and dead sticking. i am gonna throw this last one on a bunker rig. and dead stick him. that spot is almost entirely a small-medium size rock bottom. unless you get it out into the eegrass flat (where most of the fish are) figure if i get him up floating over the top.... well you know..


any way while soaking up the rays today. i spent alot of time reading the water.. and i realized.. i really have no idea what i am looking for. i mean i've walked that beach at all tidal phases so i pretty much know whats what.. but come higher water i can't make any sense of it. beyond splashes and watching birds, i can't figure out crap. i read that rather lengthy post a few weeks back about reading the water.. wasn't very helpful. as it pretty much just described the features to look for. but beyond goin at low tide and looknig at charts never really said how to find em. what do the differences in water color and ripple/ wave action mean?

i am fairly sure that the lighter water would be sand bars. but then again i also saw what looked like one of the tidal channels and it was the same color as the sand bars. with the same top action.. can any one pleeease help out with a fairly good list of what features do what to the water?

ADD ON: this is not just pertaining to the beach. i need to learn how to read the water everywhere