Pencils...easier than live bait?

[OLD GOAT]

numbskull Best line yet.

[Diggin Jiggin]

I'm not very good at fishing eels, but I bought 1/2 a dozen last week and my hit to cast ratio was much much higher on those eels than on my pencils.

My past two mornings of non stop pencil casting I've had exactly 1 fish and 1 hit & miss, for who knows how many 100's of casts...

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by Diggin Jiggin

I'm not very good at fishing eels, but I bought 1/2 a dozen last week and my hit to cast ratio was much much higher on those eels than on my pencils.

My past two mornings of non stop pencil casting I've had exactly 1 fish and 1 hit & miss, for who knows how many 100's of casts...

The ratio of landed fish will almost certainly be higher when fishing a single hook versus a treble.

Thing is though, if you were fishing with an eel its likely you were fishing at night.

Night fishing implies a level of difficulty most people can't or won't entertain, particularly pencil fishermen, who are afraid of the dark.

Thus, pencils are easier.

[piemma]

In the same vein, I am hearing that the bass fishing in Narr Bay sucks. Know why? Cause the Pogy Boats showed up and these nitwits who couldn't catch a fish 5 years ago when there were NO pogies, now can't because the mean pogy boats took all of em. I switched to eels 2 weeks ago because

(1) I was sick of the the BS of running to Prov and dealing with all the jerks trying to get a dozen pogies out of 1 small school.

(2) I like to fish in the middle of the night and

(3) Eels have always worked for me at night.

I don't think eel fishing, when done correctly, is easy. I see guys 3 way eels. It's not my style. I like to work a live eel like a plug only way, way slower. I like to throw Riggies. I like to throw skin plugs and I like to throw big metal lip swimmers fished real slow right under the surface. Nothing beats a really bg bass exploding on a swimmer.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by piemma

I see guys 3 way eels. It's not my style.

thats just because you suck on any rig that has lead and keeping said lead in contact with the water... I'll give you lesson mid summer when the fish are in 60ft of water.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

thats just because you suck on any rig that has lead and keeping said lead in contact with the water... I'll give you lesson mid summer when the fish are in 60ft of water.

Bryan, you are soooo right and I am ashamed of myself.

[spence]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

thats just because you suck on any rig that has lead and keeping said lead in contact with the water... I'll give you lesson mid summer when the fish are in 60ft of water.

Did you mean to say bottom?

-spence

[rizzo]

I used to fly fish for trout all the time. The best two flys to raise big fish were big foam flys and balsa wood inch worms. The key to them was the ripple they made. It disguised the leader and the fly. Give them a coulpe of pops and the fish can't help themselves. The larger weiry fish would often fall for these. Same thing with pencil poppers. The fish never gets a clear look at them - in their minds it is no doubt the real thing!

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by piemma

In the same vein, I am hearing that the bass fishing in Narr Bay sucks. Know why? Cause the Pogy Boats showed up and these nitwits who couldn't catch a fish 5 years ago when there were NO pogies, now can't because the mean pogy boats took all of em. I switched to eels 2 weeks ago because

(1) I was sick of the the BS of running to Prov and dealing with all the jerks trying to get a dozen pogies out of 1 small school.

(2) I like to fish in the middle of the night and

(3) Eels have always worked for me at night.

I don't think eel fishing, when done correctly, is easy. I see guys 3 way eels. It's not my style. I like to work a live eel like a plug only way, way slower. I like to throw Riggies. I like to throw skin plugs and I like to throw big metal lip swimmers fished real slow right under the surface. Nothing beats a really big bass exploding on a swimmer.

Amen, Brother - and THAT'S the Gospel truth, Paul...

I'm starting on my recovery program from the Spring blackfish bender I've been on and I see a dozen snakes in my immediate future...

[piemma]

I'll tell ya Chuck it's slow. Midnight to 6:30 AM yesterday All I could scare up was 2 high teen fish.....on eels. I absolutely refuse to go to Prov anymore.

[maddmatt]

Originally Posted by piemma

I'll tell ya Chuck it's slow. Midnight to 6:30 AM yesterday All I could scare up was 2 high teen fish.....on eels. I absolutely refuse to go to Prov anymore.

high teen inches? or lbs?

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

The ratio of landed fish will almost certainly be higher when fishing a single hook versus a treble.

Thing is though, if you were fishing with an eel its likely you were fishing at night.

Night fishing implies a level of difficulty most people can't or won't entertain, particularly pencil fishermen, who are afraid of the dark.

Thus, pencils are easier.

Jigs are easy
I like to jig at night

[BigFish]

I fish nothing but wood and the top of the water column at the ditch....because thats what I like! I do pretty good! Its the way I enjoy fishing these days! I have fished live eels plenty with great success.....but tempting a striper with an artificial is what I like! Though the temptation to drift an eel always creeps in to my head! Do what you like....like what you do!!!