rigged eel question

[jkswimmer]

I leave just the eye of the hook exposed out of the mouth. The hook gape hangs below the eel to provide it with a keel.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by jkswimmer

I leave just the eye of the hook exposed out of the mouth. The hook gape hangs below the eel to provide it with a keel.

DITTO!!!

[Clogston29]

thanks, gonna do some up this weekend for BI next weekend.

gotta get some soldering stuff tonight - any advice on what to get for that?

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by Clogston29

thanks, gonna do some up this weekend for BI next weekend.

gotta get some soldering stuff tonight - any advice on what to get for that?

Get a blow torch, copper wire, and some solder. Put one or two wraps of copper wire about 1/4" behind the eye of the hook. Heat up the hook and copper wire with blow torch, but not too hot, maybe 10 or 15 seconds tops. Then, just touch the solder to the copper wire, and you should get a good bead of solder that bonds the wire to the hook shank. Dip it in water to cool it off and you're done. Too much to explain the rest of it here, but the head hook should be 8/0 or 9/0 siwash.

[Clogston29]

thanks mike. i've got "secrets of surfcasting at night" and I'm going to follow the instructions in there, just never been able to get the soldering to work with one of the kits they sell at home depot, i'll try the torch