Eel on a bucktail jig?

[Patrick]

So the other night, I was reading one of my fishing books about livebait fishing. They said a lot of freshwater guys use pencil eels as a trailer to bucktail jigs. A float is put on the line and it is trolled behind the boat.

Well, I was thinking about this the other night and was wondering if anyone has tried it. Mostly wondering if it would work sans float. Basically, you're using a REAL eel as a trailer on a very heavy jig. Through the mouth and out the eye I assume would be the most realistic method to hook them.

It might be just the thing to hit the deep spots of fast current areas. So if this sounds like an interesting theory or if you already do it, let me know how it works, allright?