Re: eels for stripers
Blue fish will trash eels biting off the tails. Nature of the business striper fishing this time of year.
As pointed out... if the eel is still moving leave it.
Definitely drift unless near structure like a bridge or the shadows of a lighted dock at night then anchor.
There's a trick with a teaser hook and rubber banding the teaser leader to the wiggling eel. Tedious to do. But will catch short strikers like blues. Or just bite the bullet and use another eel. Whether 18 inch eels or 12 inchers, if lip hooked the same thing will happen with the blue fish around.
As pointed out, the bucket mouth bass will inhale the whole eel. It's the only way they can catch it without have dentures put in. LOL
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