screw plugs I'm eeling-

[fishaholic18]

I've never been a fan of circle hooks but I gave them another shot a few nights ago, I think the key is to not set the hook, I put the rod in a sand spike with the drag set just tight enough for the fish to be able to pull it. I had perfect hook sets, corner of the lip every time.

[Fishpart]

Like my All Star 1265 with the ABU 6500 with smoothies, it can stop a 30# 6 year old in a full run with a casting weight in his hand. 35# spectron. Mustad 6/0 gets them in the roof of the mouth 80% of the time. No swivel 30# leader albrighted to main line. If I'm in current All Star 1266 with ABU7000 and 50# spectron and 40# leader....

Once I use up the 50 hooks I have I'll be interested in trying circles. Joe Lyons sparked my interest and he claims to have quite a bit of success fishing eels on 11/0 Mustad circles...

[bassmaster]

Originally Posted by fishaholic18

I've never been a fan of circle hooks but I gave them another shot a few nights ago, I think the key is to not set the hook, I put the rod in a sand spike with the drag set just tight enough for the fish to be able to pull it. I had perfect hook sets, corner of the lip every time.

I set the hook on them and dont miss.
I also use 94150 and I sharpen those , there a great eelin hook along with heathen fishing

[Striperhound]

What Joe said, down the road 3 miles

[Nebe]

[snake slinger]

1201 m convench abu 7000 30lb big game 50lb flouro leader 6/0 gami live bait like joe said good size fish hit eels hard i dont let them run long a couple seconds then set .big fish will have the hook down in there mouth. schoolies will be hooked in the lips

[5/0]

Eeling the Canal;
SUR1267C 10'6" G-Loomis w/Calcutta 700 30# Big Game w/40# Seaguar Floro leader w/ a "5/0" Gamakatsu.

Beach's ASRS100M St.Croix w/ a Fin-Nor 16A 50# Braid w/40# Seaguar Floro leader w/ a 5/0 Gamakatsu,but that is If i was using eels

Somebody mentioned something about holding your rod tip @ a higher angle, I agree w/ that you might wanna concider that as a facter,& dont forget braid cuts through water quicker than mono,pending on DIA.

Eben you make good plugs so don't sell you're self short.

5/0

[Nebe]

i know my plugs work. got some fish 2 nights ago on one of my dannies, but honestly I am boored with plugging... I want to switch it up a bit. i will get back to plugs when the peanuts show

[Notaro]

i havent caught anything with eels on my 10 ft lami and 704Z and its spooled with 30 lbs fireline. so why do you guys like to fish with mono for eels? wouldnt u miss any slightest bite?

5/0, can u show me how to eel on the canal sometimes? I suck at eeling and would like to observe your ways.

[NIB]

I like eels i fish them kinda weird.I hold the rod tip way high like even back behind my head held kinda loosely.when I feel the pickup i lower the tip an reel up till i feel the line tighten an set the hook.It only takes a second.In all my time fishin I only cleaned one bass wit a eel in its stomach.I believe the hit eels out of aggression then try to kill em an spit em out.wit the fast hook set i started missin alot less fish.I don't like to mix my reels up it gets confusing.so i use a 706 wit 20 or 30 fireline. the 1L is to light for me I use the 120 1M, my 10' glass rod which is nice for eels or my 11 ft arra.

[Nebe]

I hear you NiB on the reel thing. I used the penn 2 nights ago and I have decomissioned it..... i like my other reels too much.

[snake slinger]

mono holds up better in rocks

[bassmaster]

Originally Posted by NIB

I like eels i fish them kinda weird.I hold the rod tip way high like even back behind my head held kinda loosely.when I feel the pickup i lower the tip an reel up till i feel the line tighten an set the hook.It only takes a second.In all my time fishin I only cleaned one bass wit a eel in its stomach.I believe the hit eels out of aggression then try to kill em an spit em out.wit the fast hook set i started missin alot less fish.I don't like to mix my reels up it gets confusing.so i use a 706 wit 20 or 30 fireline. the 1L is to light for me I use the 120 1M, my 10' glass rod which is nice for eels or my 11 ft arra.

i fish the same way, there is a feel for it, I may take 1 step foward b4 setting up.

[NIB]

Originally Posted by bassmaster

i fish the same way, there is a feel for it, I may take 1 step foward b4 setting up.

I know I have done the same thing.Just happens an I didn't think about it.

[5/0]

Originally Posted by Notaro

i havent caught anything with eels on my 10 ft lami and 704Z and its spooled with 30 lbs fireline. so why do you guys like to fish with mono for eels? wouldnt u miss any slightest bite?

5/0, can u show me how to eel on the canal sometimes? I suck at eeling and would like to observe your ways.

I like eel fishing the Canal w/ Mono on my convench,you really don't miss many hit's cause you're drift fishing.You're line is already peeling off you're spool so when a fish pick's up youre bait you're line is comming off much faster,you're thumb should be on you're spool so you can monitor you're line speed rate.Some times you can tell when you're eels about to get picked off,it'll really goes nut's just before the fish strikes!

When Jigging the Canal you want braid there's no real strech on you line even when youre 100+ yards out you can feel everything.

[Mike P]

Joey--you can fish wearing boxing gloves and still feel a bass hit an eel, even with mono.

[Backbeach Jake]

Joey, MikeP's right. I think keeping a level head is the hardest part.When you feel the fish, it's hard not to set up hard and fast. Sometimes you can feel the eel slide right through the bass's lips. NIB's method may deserve some further attention.

[Notaro]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Joey--you can fish wearing boxing gloves and still feel a bass hit an eel, even with mono.

lol, lol. okay, i have a abu 7000CL w/ levelwind and loaded 30 lbs braid on my 10 foot cnvench sealine-X rod. i can give it a try by spooling it w/ a 20 lbs test big game mono, but wldnt i need to put a shock leader and tie the hook directly?