Sand Eels
 

I hear a lot about the sand eels. How do you guys fish them? Steady retrieve, like a suspending twitch bait, bouncing off of the bottom?

Depends on the depth and water temps.
Cold, move slowly.
Shallow, wiggle it back to the boat.
Deep, bounce it off the bottom or make a fast retrieve.
You may have to do different retrieves until you can find what they are looking for.

depends on weather...water color etc...

steady slow in cold weather or murky water faster with clean water

if its slow I like to bounce it on the bottom...

This may be W's area though!

Where's W
 

W, I Need your input man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

w....Must still be sleeping.

Just woke up!!!!........ You can't go wrong with sand eels..........I use the jrs...

use them on 1/4oz and 1/8oz most of the time....when they want it real slow..like in the winter time I go to the 1/8oz.... most of your warmer months...1/4oz jig head working it med to fast bumping action..... Color all depends on water!!!

Thanks Guys.

you don't work them; they work for you!! lmao corniest thing i ever heard on tv

nah just listen to the guys on here they seem to know what they are talking about.. The first time i ever put on a sandeel on my line was about a year ago, and it hasn't come off.. and i don't even think about taking it off. Awesome baits man. I compare it to the fluke for bass fishing.. fish just can't turn them down

I've always been more of a cocahoe fisherman,mainly the hybrid flurry. I have a pack of glow and chartruse and LSU eel jr's....guess i'll have to fish them more often

little bait = little fish :smokin:

i got to
 

salty...those bombers are pretty good size.....so Big bait (bomber) = lil fessh??




j/king ofcourse

Not!!!

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Like I said.....little bait = little fish. The one caught on a Bomber is more like it. :smokin:

salty HOW MANY did you catch that was that size on a bomber when you came to big lake..not hating...but you doggin the sand eels jr

We weren't on any big fish. I'm not hatin' and I'm not saying them eels aren't fish ketchers. Obviously, they are but they are basically a school trout bait. I'll show ya this winter. :smokin:

im puttin one on the wall this winter...me and speckdaddy wading for a big hawg

Better getcha something besides a sand eel. :smokin:

i got corkies.

Now, all ya got to do is learn how to fish 'em. You'll have to get someone besides W to teach ya. :smokin:

The Bomber is the most versatile bait you'll find for fishing Big Lake. I didn't see one spot over there that didn't look like a Bomber spot. If you're a "dink" fisherman, you can catch 'em. Since it's a big trout bait, winter and spring should be fantastic. You can't say that about a Corky...or an eel. :eek:

Big Lake Record was caught on a sand eel........ 11.25 lbs

2nd Place trout in STAR west division was caught on sand eel... 8.2 lbs

eel or eel jr? big bait=big fish?

that doesn't apply to a bomber though :*****::*****:

Not in the winter, tho. :shaking:


Bring that eel in January, W.....I'll kick your butt. :p

Honestly, the first time I ever saw an eel was in a tacklebox that I inherited from my grandfather...thought, that bait is ridiculus. Use them all the time now.

They both catch big fish just depends what ur fishing.

My 3 biggest (all biglake)

10.2 black/chrt sandeel jr.
9.75 chrt catch 2000
9.50 glow/chrt sandeel jr.

So yes they catch big fish but if im shallow after big fish probably wont have a sandell on most of the time.

Impressive

And Salty I know this guy... And he catches big fish...I know that makes you sick seeing that 10+ on a sand eel jr:eek:

Why would it? I know who he is, too. He is not in the "general public" when it comes to Big Lake fishermen. The class he's in....don't take long to call roll. :smokin:


What's your 3 biggest on an eel?

After he put his 3 up....you think I want to post mine:eek::eek::eek::eek:....Will tell you this.........I have caught more 6lb trout on that eel than you on a bomber!!!!

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You're worse off than I thought. :*****:

He's acting like a lil girl again haha :D

I'll shut up if he'll tell us about that 33 1/4" trout he caught on Big Lake on a sand eel, jr. :rolleyes:

9+..but next in line is a close 7.....with tons of 6lb and 5lbs...... I never had one in the 8lb range.... or high 7's........Had a long 28 1/2 string bean last year that barley went 6.5lbs...

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:rolleyes::thefinger::rasberry::headknocker::puke: :brew::funny::fireworks:

I found an old tackle box at my dad's house the other day and opened it up to find the old reliable tandem speck rig...lol...I got a good laugh out of it and then I thought, I don't know why I'm laughing, when we were kids we caught alot of fish on these baits. I guess nobody uses it anymore..

I think they use them more on the East side than over here.

i use them.... got my tandem shag rig with sand eel's.... it works well sometimes... i dont throw it much..

"I found an old tackle box at my dad's house the other day and opened it up to find the old reliable tandem speck rig...lol...I got a good laugh out of it and then I thought, I don't know why I'm laughing, when we were kids we caught alot of fish on these baits. I guess nobody uses it anymore.." Bluechip

This Saturday I met to older gentlemen using the old school double speck rig tipped with shrimp catching flounder with them. They caught there limit with them. Not bad at all for old school!