eels for stripers

[jmurr711]

if the eel is not dead but just tail bitten off leave it down that extra wriggling & distress is gonna call those striped catfish over. also this time of year the night bite tends to be much better

[Capt. Debbie]

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

[NoLimit]

Don’t waste your eels if bluefish are around

[jasm1n8]

so far I haven't caught a striper with live eels.

Not sure if it's because my rig - I use 3-way swivels with one foot line tied to a 4 ounce sinker and another 5 feet line tied to the hook with eel. is this right?

thanks for your input.

[Finnegan]

I hate live eels. I buy frozen eels and rig them with a hook in the front and a hook in the back. I agree that you do not want to waste eels on blues but with a hook in the back you might catch the blue.

[jasm1n8]

Finally got my PB on eels.
The lighter line on sinker did save me a few eels. Thanks for the tips!