Rigged eel storage

[PaulS]

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I was going to buy my eels last night and hopefully rig them as described by Bryan in last week's fisherman. The guy at the B & T had an interesting suggestion. He said that I should create a brine solution and put the live eels in and let them drink up some of the brine. The Kosher salt will toughen up the insides and make the riggy last longer (assuming blue fish don't get at them).

Any thoughts on this.

Thanks again.

[NIB]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Another question

I was going to buy my eels last night and hopefully rig them as described by Bryan in last week's fisherman. The guy at the B & T had an interesting suggestion. He said that I should create a brine solution and put the live eels in and let them drink up some of the brine. The Kosher salt will toughen up the insides and make the riggy last longer (assuming blue fish don't get at them).

Any thoughts on this.

Thanks again.

I also do this.. I have a black pail.It keeps em dark.. I might put 2 inches of water in there with the eels. then add salt a little at a time til they die..U don't want to add to much it will kill em instantly.Thats is how I kill em most of the time when I am in a hurry for dead.If u go that route it is good to have a lid as they freak out big time when u hit em with a good amount of salt..