Thread: eels for cobia

every time i throw an eel out for or at a ling, that thing ALWAYS ties himself in a knot :wall:, any tips as to how to prevent this????????

How are you rigging your eels?

use a double rig with two size 2 treble hooks with 40 pound mono leader. thats what i use.

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use a double rig with two size 2 treble hooks with 40 pound mono leader. thats what i use.
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This is just another way to end up with a horrible knot. For throwing live brown eels, use a heavy duty treble hook or a j hook. I prefer the owner octopus hook. You hook the eel just under the skin directly behind the head, being sure not to go so deep that you kill the eel. As for keeping them from tying themselves in a knot, place the eel in a bucket with about 4 inches of water and a couple of handfuls of ice in it. This will keep the eel tying itself in a knot when you throw it.

pier pest, i have a question you catch most of the ling i see on here so what do use mostly jigs,eels,or live bait?

From the pier I have caught two on jigs and one on a live alewife. It all depends on what the fish are doing as to how I fish for them. Eels are great for the boat but don't work from the pier ecause you cannot throw them well. Usually if the fish has gotten that close to the pier it has been spooked from bombing by jigs.

i get you, all the advice really helps cuz i want to catch my first ling this year hoping it happens :yay:

another thing i see what your saying about the live eels but what about an artificial eel?

Good luck. Ling fishing involves a lot of waiting and luck.

Most of the artificial eels come Pre rigged