How to attract eels
Mark Petyt
Does anyone know the best way to attract eels into your swim? The pond I
fish matches on is often won on them, but it often takes up to an hour to
get my first bite. Even then they are very finicky and the bites on worm
section are very hard to hit. The eels average around a pound in weight but
go much bigger than this. Im not sure that the groundbait I use is having
any effect and the loose feed isn't smelly enough. Come on eel experts, what
do you recommend
Mark
mark
Mark Petyt <Mark....@pharma.novartis.com> wrote in message
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John Hopkins
an old smelly road kill in the water to attract them, Yuk !
However, I have accidentally caught eels on old smelly mackerel baits
while pike fishing. You could try a net bag filled with old mackerel chucked
out on the end of a rope. This should bring the eels in.
John H
Duff Paddy
to do a lot of fishing for large eels years ago and pilchard oil worked a
treat.
Bryan Hall
Anything meat based will usually bring them in. How about marmite mixed in
with the g/bait?
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Bryan Hall
Durzet, UK
Ned
dominic lloyd
Bryan Hall <bryan...@cwcom.net> wrote in message
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Mike Connor
you have to do most things by feel,
when you catch a trout, you just pull it out,
but you can not do that with an eel.
The task is a crime, you get covered in slime,
your net and your clothing will stink,
this really bad mess, may cause you some stress,
perhaps better to leave it I think.
Although eels are slimy, and one gets quite grimy,
an eel“s a comparative dream,
I will make you a bet, that you sling your net,
if ever you angle a bream.
You will know what you“ve got, bream are covered in snot,
although they wont tangle your traces,
leave your net in the car, it will stink from afar,
its enough to perish your braces.
The smell of old Worms, may cause you some squirms,
but a really penetrant reek,
which will cause you to wish, you“d remembered the fish,
when your bucket of crabs springs a leak.
If you have a wife, this may cause you some strife,
just like maggots left in a box,
and this then of course, may result in divorce,
far worse than smelly old socks.
Old whelks and mussels, the stink may reach Brussels,
this applies to razorfish too,
old mackerel and stints, will cause you to wince,
and bilge and old fish heads eschew.
So when you fish for pike, and perch and the like,
and do it with sardines or sprats,
don“t take home the bait, or it may be too late,
and may cause some family scraps.
When you meander, with minnows for zander,
or livebait with sand-eels for bass,
please empty the bucket, or your wife may say F*** it,
and that would be rather crass.
Some anglers smell, when they do rather well,
and not many think this is nice,
when you go on a date, do not tempt fate,
remember to use the "old spice".
Or at least take some flowers, the olfactory powers,
of ladies are legend it seems,
if you smell manky, there“ll be no hanky panky,
at least not with the girl of your dreams.
An angler should marry, best not to tarry,
as long as he smells like a rose,
before wifey finds out what its all about,
smelly liars dressed up in old clothes !
She wont like the deal, or the smell of an eel,
which brings us back to the start,
but when you get home late, you had best smell of bait,
and not like a well perfumed tart.
One other smell, which you should best quell,
if you want to be happy and freer,
after a sesh, make sure your breaths fresh,
don't come home stinking of beer!
TL
MC
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"If you have tried everything you know, and nothing works, then perhaps it
is time to accept that you don“t know everything"
http://www.mikeconnor.de
steve
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Getting very lyrical round here lately, innit?
>liars dressed up in old clothes !
That's a quote from somewhere, isn't it?
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steve
Stuart Artist
lot's of casters seems to work on the matches that
i have fished were you know that Eels are going to win it. Keep trickling
them in as loosefeed and fish maggot or worm over the top.
Mark Petyt wrote in message <3989...@guardhouse.chbs>...
John Elsdon
>you have to do most things by feel,
>when you catch a trout, you just pull it out,
>but you can not do that with an eel.
>
another corker mike !
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John Elsdon