rigged eel improv.

[Vogt]

Zimmy, any chance you have the amazon link to the rings you use?

I didnt think it could get any better than the zip-tie method...Im really looking foward to trying this.

[zimmy]

Originally Posted by Vogt

Zimmy, any chance you have the amazon link to the rings you use?

I didnt think it could get any better than the zip-tie method...Im really looking foward to trying this.

http://www.amazon.com/Seat-Cover-Uph...9123627&sr=1-4

I am pretty sure these are the galvanized ones. I bought stainless from some site I never heard of. If I can locate it, I will put up a link. I am also going to call my local ace hardware and see if they carry them.

[zimmy]

These are the same stainless I have. Didn't buy them here, but the price is about the same. There are ~900 rings in a pound.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hog-Rings-1-...item43a7f36c26

[DZ]

Interesting idea. Are the edges of those rings sharp? They look sharp in the photo. Worried they might cut your line if it wraps around the eel? Thanks for sharing.

DZ

[zimmy]

Originally Posted by DZ

Interesting idea. Are the edges of those rings sharp? They look sharp in the photo. Worried they might cut your line if it wraps around the eel? Thanks for sharing.

DZ

The only sharp parts of the ring is at the ends. They end up inside the eel. Maybe they could rotate over time, but the points would have to push back out through the eel's skin. I have not experienced it. In any case, I can't imagine the risk exceeding what exists with the point or barb on a hook.

Edit: Dennis, I just noticed what you saw in the photo. With the pliers I use, the tips of the ring may touch, but they never cross like in the photo and they are in the eel. Similar to the way the large vmc open eye siwash never crosses when you close them


I will get pics asap. Working tonight, then straight to the fishing hole; concert right after work tomorrow. It may be sometime Saturday, unless someone with a fancy phone takes a picture of one in my car and emails it to me.