I got some sample Evil Eels last week and tried them out a couple of days later.
Rating......Good to Very good.
I found a spot in Calcasieu Lake [Big Lake] where I caught several small Speckled Trout and Sand trout using an Ele type bait on a 1/4 oz jig head.
I then put on a 4" Pearl color [Glow with a little pink] Evil Eel with their 1/8 oz jig head. This jig head has Red eyes. The long slinder Eel body has good action in the water.
It only took a second cast [first cast with the lighter bait was fairly short] to catch another Sand Trout. After catching 4 or 5 more Trout I noticed a small tear in the soft plastic where the hook sticks out of the bait. [Note: This happens with most soft plastic baits]
This bait also catches the "Unwanted" Catfish.
After 30 minutes, I had caught 8 or 9 fish [mostly small fish this day] on this same bait. Might have caught more.....if not for the pic. taking. I switched back to see what I would catch with the other "Eel" type bait to make a compairson. I caught a few more fish.....all about the same size.
I did not try the other color bait that were sent to me. I will do that next trip.
Rating and Suggestion......
This bait caught fish. The plastic held up well.
This was a 1/8 oz with a 2/0 hook and 4" long which IMO is a little small. I like throwing 1/4 oz baits with 3/0 hook and maybe 6" long. I can't throw a 1/8 oz bait if the wind is blowing some. I don't see that a 1/4 oz jig is offered.
Thanks for the sample baits.....I will try the other 2 baits soon.
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