Three waying

[eelman]

In water thats not over 20ft, what setup do you guys use for drifting eels, same as anyplace else?

[zacs]

straight up eel rig, no weight unless the current is honkin. try to keep appearance as natural as possible.

Line ---> swivell ---> 3 feet or so of flouro/mono ---> hook (I prefer gami 5/0, or sometimes 6/0)

in 40+feet I do use a 3way.

I'm no expert, although I have caught good fish with these methods, which I picked up somewhere.?.

I am interested in what others have to say.

_Z_

[tynan19]

Good article in this months Salt Water Sportsman on drifting eels over structure. The capt. uses no wait as Zacs said. The capt. stated that a lively eel will head straight down to the bottom thus needing no weight.

[MoroneSaxatilis]

The *ahem* spot.. that we fish is 50 to 70 ft deep with a relatively swift current.
Line===>(fish finder or 6-8 oz egg)===>barrel swiv==>5-6 ft flouro leader===>#6 gama circle===snake===>cow

[Roger]

Agree on the no weight and lively suggestions. If you do need weight because the eels are not lively or the drift/current is too fast, etc., I've had the best results using rubber cored sinkers on the line. It snags much less than 3-way or fishfinder rigs.

Also, if the drift is too slow you'll have to cast and retrieve so that the eel doesn't get balled up.

[ProfessorM]

I never use weight in water less than 25 feet deep. If drift is slow or a lot of structure to get hung up on I prefer to troll them slowly on mono rather than reel them. P.

[capesams]

15' deep,,,honkin tide,,,24" of f.carbon 25# test....rubber core sinker,,,,above swivel.....5/0 hook,,,dead or live eel's,,both work as well as the other....feel the thump,,,set the hook.....no letting it run...just hang on and hope the anchor hold's.