mfm22 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 I would like to try rigged eels . What type of retrieve is best? I'm familiar with live eels ,do you need to twitch or reel faster with the rigged eel? Where would I find these pre rigged on L.I.. Not rigging myself till the winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggerocchi Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 I like the hogy double wide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsy Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Sand eels are back so riggies are hot again You need to match the head to the current and the size of the eel so you can swim it just off the bottom at a slow to moderate speed. Here's a very well done how to series of articles by TimS: http://www.stripersonline.com/Pages/...ing_eels.shtml http://www.stripersonline.com/Pages/...g_eels_1.shtml http://www.stripersonline.com/Pages/...g_eels_2.shtml http://www.stripersonline.com/Pages/...g_eels_3.shtml I just wanta play everyday despite small nagging injuries -- and go home to a woman who appreciates how full of crap I truly am. ~ Crash Davis Social Distancing since 1962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfm22 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 want to use real eels . I know how to rig sluggos & hoggies Got to go real deal . There were some shops on L.I. that had pre rigged eels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin682 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 want to use real eels . I know how to rig sluggos & hoggies Got to go real deal . There were some shops on L.I. that had pre rigged eels mike,i think mordy at w/bt has them and northport rod /reel. Gonna need a bigger boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 I like the hogy double wide Not for nuttin', but that's not a "rigged eel", not even by a stretch - it's a soft stick bait, a large Sluggo like stick bait - a "rigged eel" is a real or rubber eel rigged on a tin (sometimes lead) head or "wobble plate" that imparts an eel like wiggle to the rubber or real eel on the back A sluggo or hogy is not a rigged eel, they are soft stick baits - just trying to clarify mfm22 - nobody sells pre-rigged real eels that I know of - the cost and time of rigging reel eels and their short shelf life make it very prohibitive. You can buy rigged rubber eels here in the online store - Ultimus heads and Ultimus eels, rigged by me. Not sure how much longer they are gonna be available, it's too time consuming and cost prohibitive, even to rig rubbers ones for retail TimS Show someone how to catch striped bass and they'll be ready to fish anywhere. Show someone where to go striped bass fishing and you'll have a desperate report chaser with loose lips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfm22 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Sudsy - Thanks --Great tutorial I'm going to do over winter . I would like to get a few now that are done by someone who knows what they're doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfm22 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Tim I have done the sluggo rigging and tried fishing them with little success. I never felt confident fishing them . Put a live eel out there and I feel like no fish can resist . Figured A rigged eel may be close to live eel and more convienent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stakones Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Z's new book would be helpful if you haven't gotten it already. Cover live, rigged and sluggos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Lech Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Yup "The finest gift you can give to any fisherman is to put a good fish back, and who knows if the fish that you caught isn't someone else's gift to you?"Lee Wulff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcisco Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 this is snipped from an article by or about Al Bensten. i think it's from a Fisherman publication. http://www.stripersonline.com/surfta...d=1226344 717 FS-VS250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggum Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Good post above "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity""Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfm22 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 I was going to put 2nd book on xmas list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfm22 Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 I guess not many are using rigged eels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luds48 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 I fish a lot of live eels. Often this season my buddy was fishing a rigged eel right next to me. I caught caught more fish but he almost always landed the largest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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