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John R (05-06-2001 11:06):
Eels are a hooked with a 6/0 in through the mouth fairly deep and down through the lower jaw. Many people prefer to come up through an eye socket but I don't like that personally...
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John,
To pick your brain - I've done some eeling from shore but it seems the eels don't live very long on the hook. I'm using a realtively "small" hook (5/0 or 6/0) and have tried hooking the eel through the lower jaw, or both lips, or through the upper jaw out and eye. I'm very careful not to hook it too deep or to crush it as I'm holding it. Yet they don't seem to live as long as I would think they should.
Any ideas what I could be doing wrong? (How long should an eel be expected to live on the hook?)
ps- Using your hooking approach, I assume you put the point down the throat and the point out the bottom of the jaw?
Thanks.
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