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06-14-2005, 06:28 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
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Two ounces? Eight ounces? Where the heck are you guys fishing. IN the rips between BI and Montauk its not the least bit unusual on the moon tides to have to use 16 or 20 ounces to keep the eels down. One thing I forgot to mentions, but someone else pointed out. When you hit the bottom take two or three cranks up, and then hold your rod at a 45 degree angle to the water. Every couple of secondds drop the tip and see if you can feel bottom, if you can't adjust the line so that you can. Ideally you want the sinker about a foot off the bottom all the time.
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06-14-2005, 08:00 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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mako said it about right, except some of the place i go to you fish those 16-20s banks on half moons! on full/new moon tides during the strength you need 24 ounces or more, or you just troll. the key to 3-waying is staying in contact with the bottom. if your line is out too far, reel up and drop down again. stay in steady contact with the bottom. if you are steadily hitting bottom, reel up a few cranks. if you can't feel bottom, drop down again until you can. as for a rig, a 3-way swivel w/ about 50# loop about 6" to a foot of the swivel. then, 3' to 6' of line to a jig, eel, or whatever on the other end. never anchor to 3 way; you drift. if you anchor, you cast eels. and, you better be using braid in heavy tide rips.
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06-14-2005, 09:06 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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nice thing about useing the swivil is that you can tie on your weight with a weaker line. That way if you get hung up, you only loose a sinker and not a snake.
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06-14-2005, 09:11 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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Personally I will not fish the bottom if I need 10+ oz to hold. I feel like the bait would be spinning in current like that....I would break out the wire-line and start the motor.
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06-14-2005, 11:00 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
Posts: 3,630
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got a few barely keepers and a bunch of blues, $^%# boats , i do better from shore. Got some on eels, then started trolling the niner rig. I couldnt even tell i had a fish on most the time with the niner rig, not much fun.
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06-14-2005, 11:42 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
Posts: 10,422
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Better fish are out there.... just starting to pick up....
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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06-14-2005, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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Marked a lot of larger fish just didnt get any to bite. Got plenty of eel for tonight left though  |
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