How I hook an Eel

[Adamfishes]

What about hooking them through the tail. I heard that if you do that you can just toss it out and leave it to swim around and you don't have to constantly reel in.

[eelman]

Originally Posted by Adamfishes

What about hooking them through the tail. I heard that if you do that you can just toss it out and leave it to swim around and you don't have to constantly reel in.

No way your serious...however if you are, no dont do that

[Rockport24]

I know this post is wicked old, but I referred to it before I started eeling for the first time this year and it helped a bunch! I hooked them exactly how #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& suggested and except for a few cast offs (probably due to not hooking deep enought down the throat) had no problems, some eels stayed alive and on the hook for a couple of hours. Oh and I also bashed them on the rocks if they were out of line.

[RIROCKHOUND]

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

No way your serious...however if you are, no dont do that

Sounds odd but I DID read somewhere that the cobia fisherman do that... maybe they arent head hunters???

the hooked then like 1/3 of the way back through the flesh...

4/0 trebble.. mmm... shad

[Adamfishes]

um sorry?