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01-23-2008, 06:10 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: East Taunton
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Trebles when fishing eels
Does anyone use trebles when fishing with live eels? Kinda like with live bunker.
Just curious. It seems like it would increase the hook-ups to drop fished ratio.
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01-23-2008, 06:14 PM
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Eels
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cape Cod,MA.
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I've never tried,if you tried that in the Canal your hook up on the bottom will increas 
I kinda like the 5/0 live bait H/D 
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Live bait sharp hooks and timing is all you need
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01-23-2008, 06:25 PM
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end of the fence guy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: tiverton ri
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boat fish dont count
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01-23-2008, 06:40 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 4 hours from my favorite place
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never tried it....dont think I would want to......also kind of funny coming from someone named circlehook!!!  |
Simplify.......
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01-23-2008, 06:47 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Mid Coastal CT
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Huge eel ball mess waiting to happen.
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01-23-2008, 07:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vogt
Huge eel ball mess waiting to happen.
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right...and no chance of untangleing that mess |
Live at Leeds
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01-23-2008, 07:16 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cumberland, RI
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And MUCH tougher on gut hooked bass... besides, I loose VERY few fish on the hook up on eels.
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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01-23-2008, 08:09 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
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When we used to commercial fish for bass back in the old days we used 2/0 bronze trebles on eels. They work especially well from a drifting boat over sand or shell bottoms. At Monomoy they were deadly and we used them drifting eels at night in the canal. No run just tight and hit em. Soon as you got the tap.
Bronze hooks rot out in days if deeply hooked then again most everything that came over the rail went to market back then so mortality wasn't a big issue with us then.
We used the same rig for live lining herring as well, worked great and not that many were swallowed.
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Why even try......... 
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01-23-2008, 08:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Mid Coastal CT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Circlehook
Does anyone use trebles when fishing with live eels? Kinda like with live bunker.
Just curious. It seems like it would increase the hook-ups to drop fished ratio.
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If you seem to be having trouble with not hooking or dropping fish, try letting them have it for just a couple more seconds before setting up. |
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01-23-2008, 09:10 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Imo, not a good idea. You wanna keep your eel down,, having a treble you'd get hung up on the bottom more often. Some nights bass are sensitive to what they feel in their mouths they'll hit'm just for the sake of hitting them but won't take it down so if they feel anything unatural they'll spit it out. On the nights they crunching every eel your better off with a single hook, less time unhooking and killing bass.
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02-11-2008, 08:22 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Trebles when fishing eels
Do any of you guys use circles when slinging eels or stick to j-hooks?
Brad
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02-11-2008, 08:32 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Mid Coastal CT
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Personally I prefer to set-up on my fish, rather than let the circle do it for me. Its a personal preference thing.
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02-12-2008, 01:14 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 59
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Got to love the circle hooks , just remember dont set the hook!!!!
When you first start using them you want to set the hook. If
you do it will come out of the bass mouth.
Here is a 30 pounder I took last year using a eel on a circle hook.
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02-12-2008, 08:58 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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Plane old hooks for eels. lately i've been using big 8/0 94150 I think. I used smaller in the past .
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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02-12-2008, 09:03 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
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Trebles are completely unnecessary. Use a good 5/0 to 8/0 single.
Plenty of good choices available. Just make sure whatever you choose is sharp as a mofo.
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It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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02-12-2008, 09:47 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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Isnt one of the biggest advantages to fishing eels, the use of a single hook?? A treble would give the fish more leverage to bend a hook, no?
Last edited by cheferson; 02-12-2008 at 09:54 AM..
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02-12-2008, 10:05 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cheferson
Isnt one of the biggest advantages to fishing eels, the use of a single hook?? A treble would give the fish more leverage to bend a hook, no?
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Chef,
I'd think w/o the plug attached for leverage, this wouldn't really be an issue, especially since most would have the hook solidly inside the mouth with 2 points embedded... |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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02-12-2008, 10:16 AM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BradS
Do any of you guys use circles when slinging eels or stick to j-hooks?
Brad
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If I'm just casting eels up tight I'll fish a j-style hook. (live bait style)
If I'm drifting an eel further than casting range I'll go with a circle. There's current and if I hook a good fish in current its going to fight me hard, I'll go with a circle hook. There's less wear on the fish and once that circle finds home I can put the boots to it in short order without fear of pulling the hook on the fish. Not worrying about popping the hook comes in handy if the strike zone is 200-250 yds off the beach. |
Domination takes full concentration..
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02-12-2008, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: North Cambridge, MA
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never... like someone else said, just the let the fish take the eel, then set (j) hook.
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