Keeping Eels

[ivanputski]

if you have a pond that is decent size, with decent oxygen... (not a 3 foot puddle with slime) I would simply take a 2 gallon bucket, drill a bunch of holes in it from the INSIDE OUT so the burrs dont cut up your eels, and throw it in your pond attached to a rope... I would say a 5 gallon bucket, but the more room they have to swim around, the more exercise they get, and the more weight they lose... snap on a tight lid and you are all set... try to use a dark bucket, not white... eels tend to blend with their surroundings to a certain extent, and they turn a bit pale over time in a white bucket. The only problem you may encounter is the bright sun/water temp in that pond... other wise I would do what I do, and that is a bucket and aerator from a fish tank

[numbskull]

PM Back Beach. He has a technique for releasing them in his back yard then collecting them with a rake when he needs them.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by numbskull

PM Back Beach. He has a technique for releasing them in his back yard then collecting them with a rake when he needs them.

Yep, thats the best way.

Last week I picked up a dozen and my sons decided to show them to their friends. Little did I know young Matthew closed the lid on the air hose after show and tell. It was a grizzly scene the next morning, but I only lost half of them.

[cableguy]

thanks.....I think I will try that 3 bucket system.....sounds like my cheapest way out