Avoiding eels

[*Ant*]

A friend of mine is worried about catching eels on an up-coming fishing holiday. I've tried to reasure them but would like some replies on how to avoid them.

Come on please folks, help me with this. I'll make sure the person gets to see the thread and will hopefully alay their fears.

[jeepster]

whats wrong with eels?

[RUDD]

Easy

 

dont fish with worms, maggots, casters, squats, pinkies, fish, meat or a ball of wool!!!!!!!

 

These days there are not many eels around.

[RUDD]

jeepster:

whats wrong with eels?

I have one of their albums, a bit weird like.

Nova cane, to the soul, I think theirs someone out there, on the dole.

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!

Susans house is a good track.

[ratchet]

fish with bread flake, bread punch or sweetcorn and your friend should avoid the eels ok.

[Ian FG]

Keep the bait off the bottom, tons of eels in my local river (Worcestershire Avon)and they do take sweetcorn.

[RUDD]

I have caught one on breadflake many years ago.

Infact it was my first ever.

Caught it at Kirton Rudd Pond.

the only species in there were rudd and a few eels.

[*Ant*]

Thanks ratchet/Gobio

 

Come on RUDD, trying to put their mind at rest here.

[jeepster]

sweetcorn is good, as are pellets etc, what fish do they want to catch? then we can recommend specific baits

[Mat Hillman]

My biggest eel recently came on sweetcorn, but in general avoid meaty baits, especially at dusk / night and you'll not see many of them.

 

Mat