How to catch eels:

1. Selection of fishing spots

Eels like fishy fish and live in caves. River eels mainly feed on snails, small fish, clams, and shrimps, which are most abundant in bridge piers, shipwrecks, ship repair yards, abandoned ferries, under long-moored boats, and in densely packed rock areas. If you look closely, you will see that snails and clams are densely clinging to bridge piers and the bottoms of long-moored boats. Many small fish and shrimps hang around and eat the microorganisms. This is undoubtedly a rich "granary" for eels. At the same time, there are many holes near the bridge piers and under the piles of stones under the long-berthed ships, especially the sunken ship cabin, which is surrounded by "copper walls and iron walls" with interconnected intervals. The "natural" barrier is very ideal, and it is also a good place for fish to live. In these places, eels have abundant food, live comfortably, and can easily defend themselves against natural enemies, so they are their hiding places.

2. Fishing time

Eels feed more frequently in summer and autumn and are easy to catch. Especially at night, big ones can often be caught. If fishing during the day, you must avoid strong light and set the hook under boats, bridge piers and other darker places. It should be noted that eels come out of their nests to look for food at night and tend to go to the shore, so night fishing bait should be thrown into shallower waters.

3. Fishing tackle

Use a hand rod of about 4 meters, a thicker line (anything from No. 7 to No. 8 will work), and a No. 8 to No. 10 Iseni hook. It is appropriate to use a single hook when fishing with a hand pole, as long as the hook bait can be stabilized by the fall, it is okay to be a little heavier. Eels are neither "fine" nor "slippery". If the bait is palatable, they will not let it go. The requirements for floats are not high, but luminous floats are suitable for night fishing. It’s just that you need to pay more attention to the brain line. Ordinary fishing lines cannot withstand the bites of big eels, so it is better to prevent the line from being bitten. The brain line is more than 10 centimeters long. For sea pole fishing, just use a common sea pole, hook No. 9 to 12 Iseni, tie a group of 3 hooks, each hook is 15 cm apart, use anti-biting thread for the hook line, 10 cm long; use 50 grams for the sinker , install it at the lower end of the hook group 18 cm apart, so that it falls down and the hook hangs up, which can reduce bottom hanging.