02-21-2007, 07:02 PM
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ANYONE USE EELS FOR WHITE MARLIN?
I was just wondering if anybody used eels for white marlin. i have read some articles in the past. I am located in the mid-atlantic off virginia beach. jsut thinking of something else to try in the spread this summer.
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02-21-2007, 07:06 PM
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YES.
A lot of people laugh at me for draggin them but I have have caught a lot of fish (whites, tuna, dolphin) on an eel. The same eel sometimes!  |
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02-21-2007, 07:07 PM
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02-21-2007, 07:15 PM
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02-21-2007, 07:16 PM
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The eel, mullett and big squid were the bait of choice for many many years for white marlin. The ease of rigging ballyhoo and the cost of ballyhoo have made those 3 great baits almost a thing of the past. Some of the best still run em. The MD state record Blue Marlin, 958lbs I think was caught on an eel.
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02-21-2007, 07:22 PM
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We always have eels ready. If you take them and salt them down real good for a day clean them off and then rub them with a scotch brite pad they turn a bright blue color. White marlin love them and will pick them out of the spread. We once caught the same fish twice just after releasing him on the same bait.
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02-21-2007, 07:27 PM
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Awe, someone gave up the scotch brite secret already. My buddies laughed at me for scrubbing my eel last winter striper fishing. When that little blue demon wore them out, they quieted down pretty quick. Strange how that scotch brite pad disappeared.
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02-21-2007, 07:49 PM
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Yes, Darren, but the real question is, how big of a tile do you catch off a 24'' eel?
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02-21-2007, 07:53 PM
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THANKS GUYS. ARE YOU ALL RIGGING THEM WITH LONG SHANK HOOKS, BRIDLE, NORMAL HOOKS, OR TANDOM RIGS IF YOU DON'T MIND.
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02-21-2007, 07:56 PM
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Somebody close this thread quick...
All my secrets are in jeopardy 
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