Question about Masterlure jointed eels

[stripercrazy]

you can't see it but there a hole drilled thru the barrel body.

[MAC]

here is the same idea of what they used.

[thefishingfreak]

make your own hook hanger.
nuthing wrong with improving on and old design.
whats the life expectancy of any given swivel?

[MAC]

It looks like they had a straight brass wire coming out of the bottom half of swivel and turned the hook to get the wrap. I wouldn't bother with staying to original that close. Don't want a weak link.

[stripercrazy]

mac may be right, the one I saw thimber with the body didn't look cut. he'll have to tell us, but that would be faster than drilling out the top.

[ThrowingTimber]

thanks guys. Yeah they carved up the swivel pretty good, then dropped a straight wire down the bottom and put the hook on then looped it. Im telling you I keep having nightmares...of lost fish. I'll just go with crok swivels, but wanted to see what you guys all thought. Thanks guys!

[pops]

they cut the top 1/3rd off the swivel then drilled a small hole in the body to allow for the wire.... I replaced them on an old eel with new sampos.