eddystone eels

Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:13 pm

rabbi2 recomended i cum here and ask bigbassman wat the best rod setup is for eddystone eels. im fishing for pollok so any other lure ideas would be helpful too. nice to know your wanted eh bigbassman ? lol also any good knots to tie eddystone eels also big grin

Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:44 pm

yungteddy wrote:

rabbi2 recomended i cum here and ask bigbassman wat the best rod setup is for eddystone eels. im fishing for pollok so any other lure ideas would be helpful too. nice to know your wanted eh bigbassman ? lol also any good knots to tie eddystone eels also big grin

never use them mate i'm more of a bait man myself live or dead it don't matter

Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:53 pm

ILL HELP YOU , keep it simple you can use a beach rod but i use a 8-10 ft spinning rod with a 3-5 oz plain lead, tie on a 3 way swivel to ur main line add 8-10 inch length of line slightly weaker than ur main ,then add a 12 - 24 inch length of line and attach ur eel, add weight to swivel and make a short cast to check all works ok , now cast at various depths/distance and rate of retrieve , keep mobile the fish dont stay in 1 place so why should you and most IMPORTANT stay SAFE rocks are slippy when wet (just like a loose woman ) hope this helps tight lines big grin

Member Joined: Oct 24, 2007 Posts: 76

Hi M8,

When I use Eddystone Eels, I either use the same method as described by Shorty, or I use a controller float. similar setup to that described by Shorty but replace the lead with a 20g controller float.

I'm sure others will have different opinions, but for Bass, use a white eel and for Pollock, use red. If spinning at night, use a black eel.

Regards
Foxy