Eel Bait

[hyefisherman2]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

crushed mussels is what I always used when I did it but I usually got eels of 3 foot length all the time. Usually got plenty but only a few were castable. But you may be able to hook a great white with them on your little rock.

i second the crushed mussels...thats what a friend and i use in our traps...works good.

[ivanputski]

as far as setting the trap, can you just throw he trap in any salt pond with any old buoy attached to your line, as long as its out of the way of boat traffic? I am also sick and tired of paying close to 2$ an eel, especially when at certain times certain people dont want you selecting your own, and you end up with skimpy eels that wont cast 20 feet... I could tie to a dock over night, but I have a much better spot with lots of eel grass in a salt pond... kayak right out to it... I was thinking of just throwing a striper carcass in the pot... i used Bunker in the past and it worked great... had 8 eels in one hour... But that was another place