Lure Recommendation

[Frank Buck]

Question guys...What sand eel lures do you like to fish with the best? I've always been a cocahoe/DOA guy...Never fished the Gulps or sand eels before....There are so many manufacturers/types of baits...I like to keep my tackle box condensed as much as possible. Any sand eel lures you may be able to recommend? Also I assume you use the same jig heads that you would the cocahoes? I plan on trying some sand eels on my next outing and trying to prep ahead of time. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[Micah]

Jerk Jr. on a yellowmouth jighead

[SaltyShaw]

Jerk Jr. Is a great bait
I also like
MirroLure Lil John
And
Deadly Dudley

[Big Kahunaz]

Original norton sand eel and norton lead head. Then the ones ymb makes
Glow chart

[fishmaster911]

Skull draggerz custom baits has eel jrs, they can be customized in any of your favorite colors !

[Frank Buck]

is the presentation sort of like a worm working the bottom??? I'm assuming that is what a sand eel does...I also assume the trout don't like that because they think the eel is looking for eggs in the sand? Don't sleigh me bro, just asking...Never fished this bait before...I like to understand the reasoning behind why a bait works...I wouldn't imagine you would fish this like a cocahoe, swimming....although I am often wrong...just ask my wife!

[Micah]

Yes, you swim it. Trout eggs don't go to the bottom.

[Montauk17]

Glow or avacado green stingray grub. Work it fast over reefs. They last several fish and cheap.

[SaltyShaw]

Swim a sand eel?
I work it like it's goin crazy
Pop Pop Drop Pop Drop Pop Pop Drop Pop Pop Pop something like that

[Keywest18]

The sand eels I use a jig head and bounce it off bottom. Not enough action to swim it (in my opinion) I prefer something with a little more tail action. You can use a weightless hook and use it as a jerkbait. Thats my favorite method.

[Micah]

Originally Posted by SaltyShaw

Swim a sand eel?
I work it like it's goin crazy
Pop Pop Drop Pop Drop Pop Pop Drop Pop Pop Pop something like that

That's what I consider "swimming" a bait.

[Big Kahunaz]

Originally Posted by thegr8cody

The sand eels I use a jig head and bounce it off bottom. Not enough action to swim it (in my opinion) I prefer something with a little more tail action. You can use a weightless hook and use it as a jerkbait. Thats my favorite method.

Nortons have a ton of action. And I'm not talkn bout the jrs. A lot of the other "Sandeel" baits are like throwing & retrieving a stick

[Frank Buck]

Man...Guys thanks for the expert info...I really appreciate it....I'm sure when the trout are on, it don't matter, just wet and they bite...I'm hoping to get bit when they may be a little finicky...something to slow down in the strike zone...This should do the trick! a little pop pop settle should stir a reaction bite...I'm hoping...Will give her a go!

[Keywest18]

Originally Posted by Big Kahunaz

Nortons have a ton of action. And I'm not talkn bout the jrs. A lot of the other "Sandeel" baits are like throwing & retrieving a stick

I use the sand eel jrs but its just my preference for swimming a bait(which to me is a steady retrieve) I like a curl tail grub or cocahoe minnow. Using the eels as a jerk bait they have a ton of action....

[blackmamba]

Originally Posted by fishmaster911

Skull draggerz custom baits has eel jrs, they can be customized in any of your favorite colors !

I sure hope you get commission from Skull Draggerz dude. Lol u always pushin that bait

[Garfish]

Partial to the Deadly Dudleys

[fishmaster911]

Originally Posted by blackmamba

I sure hope you get commission from Skull Draggerz dude. Lol u always pushin that bait

You know it ! Gotta push the good stuff !

[BArmand]

Bounce that thing off the bottom and they will probably hit it on the fall. I caught some really nice trout the other day on Sabine Lake using a glow jerk jr while 3 guys were throwing live shrimp under a cork right next to me.

[Salty]

Originally Posted by thegr8cody

The sand eels I use a jig head and bounce it off bottom. Not enough action to swim it (in my opinion) I prefer something with a little more tail action. You can use a weightless hook and use it as a jerkbait. Thats my favorite method.

No worries.

[BloodKnot]

I always fish them a different way. But I find most effective working off the bottom. But I have tried several different methods from slow to fast, weighted to no weight. All methods caught fish.

As long a the line is wet there is a chance for the big one.