Burning the Midnight Oil

[chris L]

I use a 3 bucket system
from top to bottom
one for ice with holes
one for the eels with holes
one for the slime with a spicot ( thanks saltheart)
leave the spicot open and attach a hose thats goes outside your garage or vehicle . when the ice melts it will flow out of the 3rd bucket and no build up to drown the eels . Ive kept eels for up to 3 weeks with out to many dying .
never needed em longer . you do have to stay on top of the ice .

I buy my eels locally for 90 cents at regular business hours and the drive to the fishing grounds . usually thats not a problem I live in Ct and fish RI and the cape

[Backbeach Jake]

Tynan, that's right, Honey Farms not Dew. Another Senior moment.
Yep ChrisL the 3 bucket system is the best I've ever used to keep eels. It's worth the minute amount of effort it takes to build one.

[tynan19]

Your welcome. Same hear as Chris L and Jake 3 bucket system works great.
Jake do you have a far comute or do you live near us?

[Backbeach Jake]

I live in Clinton, work on Goldstar Blvd

[tynan19]

DIdn't know that, I thought you lived down on the cape. Goldstar is only 5 min from my house in Holden. Thats almost a 2 1/2 hour ride down to the lower cape. Jake you don't work for Fallon do you? My wife knows a Jake from PT.

[Goose]

This is my set up after much thought on which tank I was going with.. I ended up with this.

Tapped into the wash room for drainage, water & eletric.
This holds my stash (30 eels plus) just fine with only water changes every third day and air. A fish basket fits perfect inside to cull my snakes. I leave a flat rock in the basket they seem to like it. I traced and cut two peices of plywood and cut a large hole in each, a 3/8" screen is between the plywood ...they don't get out. I drilled a small hole for an air tube. The drain valve allows saves alot of time

and a little weed ta make it homey

[Homerun04]

Fin and Feather in Upton, MA carries live eels....not sure of their hours....

[tynan19]

When I was at A&A yesterday, I found out that they stock there eels at their Leominster Location. It is off exit 7 on 190 towards Leominster. Three streets down on your left Marquee street or something. You can look up the # using 411 didn't see it in the yellow pages. This will be a lot closer to Fitchburg and he said he has lots of eels. I just got some good ones from him also.

[piemma]

I use an old Igloo cooler with about 10 gallons of water and 2 aerators. It will keep about 18 eels alive for weeks. Have to change the water every couple of days especially if you feed them.

BTW, I found dried shimp krill at Wallyworld for food. Feed the snakes once a week. I have about 6 or 7 eels that have been in the tank since May 29th. Started with 2 dozen and take about 6 to 8 out for a ride to the beach every night. I put back whatever is left from the nights fishing.

I have an old plastic mayonnaise jar I hang off my wader belt for carying the eels. Put the eels in and a good hand full of ice cubes. I use a piece of old burlap to take one out and put on the hook. Works great as you are self contained and mobile. Drill lots of holes in the bottom of the jar so the eels drain.