Optimal size Eel for fishing??

[Saltheart]

I like the biggest eels I can get without cobra heads. Any sign of the cobra head is too big for me. Usually , that means about a 2.5 to 3 OZ eels.

[fishaholic18]

Just to add, there is nothing wrong with using smaller eels, I know Billy(#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&) likes smaller ones and as you know, does well with them.

What rod do you use?
I like my Lami 1213M, it'll handle about any eel.

[lurch]

Originally Posted by fishaholic18

Just to add, there is nothing wrong with using smaller eels, I know Billy(#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&) likes smaller ones and as you know, does well with them.

What rod do you use?
I like my Lami 1213M, it'll handle about any eel.

Lami 1322. I was also asking because I want to throw eels with this rod and if the optimal eel cannot be thrown with the 1322 I would have to make adjustments. I have a 1203 and if the optimal eel was a small eel I would use the 1203.

[2na]

eels are like boobs - some like'em small, some like'em big. I'm a medium man myself.

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by ptmike

eels are like boobs - some like'em small, some like'em big. I'm a medium man myself.

Nah, I like Congas there..

[Mike P]

Actually, the 1322 throws eels very well.

If you're drifting them--say at the Canal, the Gut on MV or from a breachway--holding an 11' rod does get old, tho

My favorite conventional eel rod, bar none, is the sweet 9' custom Loomis mike cc whipped up for me a few years back

[chief10]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

I like the biggest eels I can get without cobra heads. Any sign of the cobra head is too big for me. Usually , that means about a 2.5 to 3 OZ eels.

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