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Originally Posted by bassballer
But the other night when slow reeling the eel, bumping it off the bottom, i wasnt getting any takes.
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Lots of times your eel lands in the strike zone... once you begin retrieving it gets pulled out of the strike zone.
When you dead stick many times its landing and staying in the strike zone becuase you aren't pulling it away. Don't be afraid to use weight in shallow water, either. Lots of times your cast will just barely reach the fish(strike zone) and you want it to get to the bottom fast before the current or surf move it out of the strike zone.
When I used to fish sandy beaches alot I'd always put a 3/8-1/2 oz bullet sinker on the line just to make sure it touched the bottom asap once it landed. Fishing eels many nights you're just barely reaching the fish due to the fact eels don't cast that well....distance/range is an extremely important factor when eeling.
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