supper holographic eels/3D eyes

Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:02 pm

picked up a pack of these today at my local tackle shop, have never tryed them before so i was wondering has anyone had any success with them?
also what would be the best way to mount them?
i'm not realy into useing lures, but these ones look the bis'
any info; ?

Re: supper holographic eels/3D eyes

Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:27 pm

The ones i have (which have a few different colour patterns) i mount them on a lead head with the hook coming back out before the halfway point to give them the lots of movement :wink:

Re: supper holographic eels/3D eyes

Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:44 pm

cheer's for that mate,
i'll give them a try out tomorrow, fingers crossed they will do the job, for they look good...

Re: supper holographic eels/3D eyes

Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:59 pm

Meant to add if your using light gear you can thread them onto a plain hook and have a few split shot on the line if you leave about 1ft between the last split shot and the eel it'll give it more realistic movement on the retrieve... Tight lines :)

Re: supper holographic eels/3D eyes

Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:27 pm

thanks for the info; saltydog,
i always stick to bait fishing and maybe ten minutes with feathers or lure if the mackerel are about. i'm not really into the spinning but these things have got me thinking, for they seam very lifelike. so twomorrow i'll bang out the bait rod and try one of these on a light rod. the spot i'm going to is very good for big pollock at low tide, so touch wood ( tapping my head ) :lol: i will connect with something descent.
thanks again mate....

Re: supper holographic eels/3D eyes

Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:01 pm

Are they the tempest Black ones? These are a cracking eel for Pollock from the rocks. I mount the as described above on a bare hook. I fish them on a 3 or 4 foot snood with 2oz of lead. Less lead for shallow water and more for deep water. Cracking lure.

Kev

Re: supper holographic eels/3D eyes

Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:41 pm

Try this post which is in the lure fishing section of the site.

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=13959

It might give you a little food for thought if nothing more.

The above replies offer sound advice.

One thing I would say, when mounting the leadhead/hook into the eel, have the barb coming out of the top of the eel rather than the bottom, this way you will avoid too many snags if fishing in kelpy areas.

Best of luck, be nice to see your report/reply of how you get on.

Mark