I like to use a pretty slow steady retrieve close to the bottom to mimic an adult eel slowly prodding along the bottom looking for a meal
Professional gear tester and shore-fishing guru Alberto Knie agreed that you could almost flip a coin between the Daiwa BG and the Penn Battle series, but he prefers the durability and easier maintenance of the Battle
4, 2023, Eugene Bootlegger Maxwell, Jr., age 66, a lifelong resident of Pearl River, La., passed away

The size of bait changes from session to session but getting "the" size is all important. - Darren Randall (great to get input from anglers who fly fish, thank you!) Not lure fishing but a livebait usually fish live launce and catch plenty for the day on my boat but one particular day there wasn't a lot about but plenty of sprats so get them in The livebait tank aswell .whilst fishing the eels under a float on the drift there wasn't a lot happening very poor ..grabbed a sprat chucked him out within seconds the float was under fish after fish pollock bass and garfish tried an eel again nothing carried on with the sprats and had a fantastic day just goes to show once they are on a certain food chuck what you want at them to no avail - Graham Precious Its certainly true when theyre preoccupied with feeding on a single shoal such as sprats or sardines but bass are opportunistic feeders when there are no bait shoals about and especially the large ones which will often take bait/lures that are in theory out of season, in my experience

When it deflects off cover, keep reeling that sudden change in direction is what often triggers the bite