HELP - how do you keep these damn eels from tangling my line!

[eelman]

Originally Posted by Sweetwater

I should have also mentioned that instead of using a rag, I sometimes use a nylon "scrub pad." It's about a flat piece of nylon or plastic material and is about 6" x 6" and is un-soaped, that gives you a good purchase on the eel, but it doesn't get slimy with eel goo and water so you can really get a good hold of the critter.

Sounds like you read to many books, that could be a quote from "secrets of fishing at night by doc moeller"

Use a rag it give a fine"purchase" on eels

Throw them in the sand first and grab em with your bare hands! thats how the old timers did it.
I just love the word "purchase"

This is not rocket science, eels are easy to fish, whack em, put them on the hook cast out and bring in slowly, simple as that.............

[BigFish]

I am deferring all future striper fishing related questions to #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& cause he will just tell us how we are all wrong instead of just saying "everyone has their own way". Come on #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&....cut us some slack....we ain't all stupid ya know!

[BigFish]

Popcorn please!

[eelman]

Originally Posted by BigFish

I am deferring all future striper fishing related questions to #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& cause he will just tell us how we are all wrong instead of just saying "everyone has their own way". Come on #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&....cut us some slack....we ain't all stupid ya know!

read my original post, I said there are many different methods, But no one is going to tell me that smacking an eel takes away its fish catching ability, I have fished them to long to fall for that

[BigFish]

#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&.....you got butter on yours? Cause I ordered butter on mine and this one is plain!

[Sweetwater]

Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&

Sounds like you read to many books, that could be a quote from "secrets of fishing at night by doc moeller"

Use a rag it give a fine"purchase" on eels

Throw them in the sand first and grab em with your bare hands! thats how the old timers did it.
I just love the word "purchase"

This is not rocket science, eels are easy to fish, whack em, put them on the hook cast out and bring in slowly, simple as that.............

Yeah, I learned some good stuff from the "oldtimers." But progress marches on. The problem with throwing an eel into the sand, is now you've got sand on your hands, then you touch the rod and reel, and guess what!? Now you've got sand on the rod and in the reel. Nothing wrong with trying some new things.

But I must admit, #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& has a 50 and I do not. So I'll admit that #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& is the expert. But, I'll leave it up to the rest of you...whack or don't whack, rag or scrub pad, do what works for you.