How I hook an Eel

[5/0]

That's a pretty neat way to hook-em,I've never seen it that way on a live eel.I kinda like the other way w/ the hook upwards I thinnk the eel would swim true,I would also tend to think the hook would get snaged alot more frequently.

I like the Gamakatsu live bait HD 5/0.

Thank's for sharing the pic!

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[eelman]

Funny but the eel never gets snagged and acually the eel runs more true this way, the hook acts like a mini keel, anyway I have hooked them like this for years and it really works great

[macojoe]

Thanks for sharing!! I will try this if I ever get to fish again! I am a Gammy hook guy also.

[fishaholic18]

I'll have to give that a try.
I've always hooked them uo thru the eye, but I'm willing to try new things.
Part of the learning process.
The only problem I've had with hooking them the way I do is that once in a while the hook will turn and the point will embedd itself into the eels body, maybe this will eliminate that problem.

[eelman]

Originally Posted by fishaholic18

I'll have to give that a try.
I've always hooked them uo thru the eye, but I'm willing to try new things.
Part of the learning process.
The only problem I've had with hooking them the way I do is that once in a while the hook will turn and the point will embedd itself into the eels body, maybe this will eliminate that problem.

Dave, that is a huge reason to try this way, Its hard to explain but I will try.Once A bass hits the eel, the way I hook them, the eel rides right up the line! if you notice the way its hooked you can picture what I mean, the bass kind of pushes the eel off the hook and up the line it goes, leaving just the hook solidly hooked in the fish.Once landed just slide the eel back down on to hook again, I used to get that also where on the hookset, I would bury the hook back into the eel, no more........

[fishaholic18]

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

Dave, that is a huge reason to try this way, Its hard to explain but I will try.Once A bass hits the eel, the way I hook them, the eel rides right up the line! if you notice the way its hooked you can picture what I mean, the bass kind of pushes the eel off the hook and up the line it goes, leaving just the hook solidly hooked in the fish.Once landed just slide the eel back down on to hook again, I used to get that also where on the hookset, I would bury the hook back into the eel, no more........

Makes sense..I'll try it.

[Roger]

I like the method shown by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& when casting round structure. I like the eye method when drifting over structure or 3 waying. The eels seem to swim down more vigorously than through the throat. FWIW, the point of hooking them through the eye is to miss the brain, which is between the eyes.

The great thing about those hooks is that they are effective, cheap, and rust out quickly.

Thanks for posting the pic. I'm sending it to a few people I know that are getting a start eeling.

[eelman]

Alot of people think that the hook does not rust out but it does, If I leave my hook on the line when I get home without rinsing it, I am amazed how rusty it is the next morning.Those hooks are cheap, very strong, and promote release if hooked deep, its a great hook!

[Joe]

That eel kind of looks like he is about to talk...I bet if he did, he would have a few choice words for #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&....

[eelman]

Originally Posted by Joe

That eel kind of looks like he is about to talk...I bet if he did, he would have a few choice words for #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&....

I am sure they hate it! John your to funny with the "Trachiotomy"

[Notaro]

Thanks, #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&. Hey, off the subject, I tried whacking the eel and it kept moving (no jokes, please). It was my error to leave a bucket of 1/3 water and leave them in and swim around. I gotta put ices on it next time.

[TwitchellCreek]

Nice visual! I'll have to give it a try. I would think that the hook would get snagged up a lot, but I won't assume until I've given it a try

[Mr. Sandman]

I would think it hangs up more like this but I will give this a go. For the last 3 years I have switched to circle hooks with eels for release reasons and have been very pleased with my ease of hook up, fewer dropped fish and mostly jaw hooked fish.

The reason this appeals most to me is because the hook has a lot more eel meat to bite into and the eel probably stays on the hook longer. When you have a jaw-eyesocket hook after a while it works the hole larger and in some cases you snap them off. That said, it is soft tissue where that hook is in the lower postion you have and it might open a big gap quickly. When you go thru the eye socket you have some skull that makes the connection a little stronger. I will have to try it to see for myself.

Next time I am eel fishing I will give it a try. Thanks for the pic.

[5/0]

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

Alot of people think that the hook does not rust out but it does, If I leave my hook on the line when I get home without rinsing it, I am amazed how rusty it is the next morning.Those hooks are cheap, very strong, and promote release if hooked deep, its a great hook!

I dunno bout you but IM to cheap to go on buying new hooks all the time or for that timely matter I don't have the time to hone down all of my hook's(new or old) before I go fishing.I constantly recycle my hook's.If my leaders are frayed I'll wash & re-ty them.If I bring fish home & if they are deeply hooked "I'll get it back" & re use it!I have also learned that Gam's really don't need to be honed "for that extra point" even after re-use IM not gonna preach but IMHO there the best friggin hook's out there.Just to put a twist on this thread I strongly feel that leaders are the way to go as well!

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[Young Salt]

Originally Posted by 5/0

.If I bring fish home & if they are deeply hooked "I'll get it back" & re use it!
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Hooks with mojo

[eelman]

Originally Posted by 5/0

I dunno bout you but IM to cheap to go on buying new hooks all the time or for that timely matter I don't have the time to hone down all of my hook's(new or old) before I go fishing.I constantly recycle my hook's.If my leaders are frayed I'll wash & re-ty them.If I bring fish home & if they are deeply hooked "I'll get it back" & re use it!I have also learned that Gam's really don't need to be honed "for that extra point" even after re-use IM not gonna preach but IMHO there the best friggin hook's out there.Just to put a twist on this thread I strongly feel that leaders are the way to go as well!

5/0

Cheap? You have to be joking right? I buy my hooks in bulk, I mean they work out to be a few cents a piece?? No need to recycle.

The gamis are ok but the octopus hooks are way to thin for me and tear thru the eel to fast, The mustads are just a perfect eel hook in size, length etc..And it only takes a second or two to sharpen them to a razor point. The gamis come out of the package very sharp but, hit a rock with it once and you need to re-sharpen anyway??

[nightprowler]

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

Alot of people think that the hook does not rust out but it does, If I leave my hook on the line when I get home without rinsing it, I am amazed how rusty it is the next morning.Those hooks are cheap, very strong, and promote release if hooked deep, its a great hook!

Here's my dilemma...i use gami circles, and although rare, i sometimes gut/deep hook fish. Is it true that the hooks rust out? if so i guess i should be leaving a lot more hooks in fish. in years past i cut the line and released the fish, then i thought it couldn't be good for the fish having a hook lodged in its perforated gut so i started keeping gut hooked fish, and either eating them or giving them away.
what do you guys do if you gut hook a fish?

[thefishingfreak]

jam your hand down it's throat and unhook it.if you can fit your hand in you can get it out easily.
scoolies cut the line.

i will bet it takes over a year for a hook to rust out of a fish. if not longer.