eeling rod.

[MikeF]

Hi Patrick,
I don't fish eels a whole lot (I usually flyfish) but here is an outfit which I see many commercial bass fishermen using in the Cape Cod surf.
Rod: 8' made by cutting from the butt section of a Lamiglas GSB108 1L or similar blank (a Sabre 1088 would probably work just fine).
Reel: Penn 5500SS (I don't like spinning tackle but they do for eels!!)
Line: 15# Big Game

This is a very light sensitive outfit that you can eel with all night. Longer rods will wear you out in short time and are unnecessary for catching. Some guys like this outfit so much that they carry 4 or 5 of them in their buggy. Are they effective? One guy I know landed a 54# striper this season with it (not to mention a 73# one a few years back).