calm those congers!!!

heres a tip i picked up from a guy while fishing tellin pier back in july landed 3 eels that day when i landed the first he was agood 18lbs not that easily handeled u mite say a man came over and showed me how to put it to sleep first place a cloth over its eyes then with one hand firmley stroke down the lateral lines that run down the congers sides after about 3 to 4 minutes the big eel just lay there gave me time to remove the hook wen i carried him back down to the water soon as his head touched it woke up again and soaked me!! been doing it ever since oh and remember to crush the barbs makes life alot easier

anybody ever heard or seen this technique being used before

seen some guy do it on t.v. he held its head with one hand while he stroked it, used a lot of pressure(boat fishin) must be something to do with the sensors in the lateral line.

ive seen it work with fresh water eels, unsure why tho

yip thats wat the man said apply plenty of pressure he said some trawler man told him about it definately does work lads next time u catch one give it a go

i no it works wid doggies if u cover their eyes and mouth and rub their nose.

u got any ideas on how to stop doggys being sick over me when i take the hook out midget

yes........point it at someone else and sqeeze its stromach hard :lol: :lol: :lol:

:D good one i like the wee buggers could sit and catch them all day did u know in the old days there skin was used as deck scrubers on the big ships

i only like them if i catch dem on a spinnin rod coz only then they fight

true true i watch so many anglers who cant wait to get the fish in weres the sport in that

anybody ever heard or seen this technique being used before

Yep used to do it all the time when I worked on the trawlers. Some big eels to tame - needed 2 or 3 men.

rnt congers dangerous when u put ur hand near theirs mouths...dont they take ur hands off??

rnt congers dangerous when u put ur hand near theirs mouths...dont they take ur hands off??