hi guys- a little birdie told me some folks had questions-
nofish, i will give you some tips on how to fish them- if your fishing shallow water, and are fishing them with 2 hooks, you do not have to weight them- simply cast them out and reel slow with occasional twitches. If the water is deeper, load them with
sluggo weights, or try carolina rigging them (my new favorite) When the water is deep, i like to use the count down technique to find bottom every time and do well picking bass off the bottom. Finally, and the most important thing is that if you are used to fishing sluggos, you need to fish mine in the day and see how they act.. because they are wider, they have to come in slower- and if you ask me slower is much much better for cow bass.
Merch points out something that is very true- all slender baits work, however, I have designed my eels to give a strong presentation of the silhouette of a fat tasty eel, I impregnate the rubber with bunker oil so they smell fishy and i take the time to glue in each eye one at a time. Im a firm believer in the fact that bass key in on eyes, or at least if the bass makes eye contact it may entice a strike. Another thing about the eyes i use is that they rattle, which sends out vibrations similar to a wounded or panicking baitfish.
As for the pricing- the way i price my eels is according to my labor- I takes a while to make up the leaders, crimp them, fit them into my molds, and trim the rubber around the hooks after they are set up. It also takes a long time to glue in all those #%$#%^# eyes-
I offer a bulk pack in both styles of eels i make that is non scented, no hooks and have no eyes (the eye sockets are there though) the pricing is right there with sluggos.
Eben