Do we have a treat for you today!
We know many of you do not have a chance to hear Bill Wetzel talk at seminars. You get these bits and pieces of his well earned wisdom over the years here and there. I was honored when he asked me the other day to help him make a how to fish with live eels.
So pull up a chair, get a cup of LARGE coffee and sit back because twenty minutes of essential Mr. Wetzel is coming your way
Enjoy
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That Bill Wetzel is one crazy cat! Good lessons to be learned though. I always thought one guy w a dozen eels is overkill (about $25 too, not cheap!) This is because many times you can land 2,3,4 bass or more on the same eel. I guess nothing beats freshness, but they seem to whack the same beaten-down eel with more and more enthusiasm. Ever try the 9″ pork rind eel with a small bullet weight? cost-effective, rugged, tough and wow. do they ever hit those things!
↓I’d use the pink rod and reel for Montauk! Great video, Bill. Thanks
↓No large coffee needed:) Bill is amped-up enough to carry us all!!
↓Good video…Thanks.
↓i was glued to my phone and that 18 minutes flew, bill you r intense and accurate hope they get it.
↓thanks S.J.
“Don’t mansie pansie around and expect to catch anything ” Thanks Bill for keeping it real!
↓Exactly! You gotta love how real he is while sharing practical techniques in just enough detail.
↓JD
I won a trip with Bill earlier in the year from SJ and he took me out Nov.8 and what a guy even though we didn’t hook up he showed he so much in the time I had with him Thanks to SJ and Bill trip of a lifetime
↓I’ve been fishing live eels for 25 years and I learnt something watching Bill’s video: I’ve been using too small a mesh bag. A bigger bag should lead to less dead ones (I know there is something especially attractive about a live eel but Joe Bragan showed me years ago how well dead ones will catch.
↓I also don’t like the small barb on the Gami’s so i use Owner hooks.
Been fishing eels for a little while and there is something it that “slap”, just the way Bill describes it, that is AWESOME. You go from zero to 100% in a 1/2 second!
↓Good tips on the bag, the handling and hook sets, too. Always learning something, Thanks Bill and SJ
Now there’s a man who undoubtedly gets amped up with what he does. Check out all that enthusiasm over something he’s probably done a million times. Man, if I only had half his talent. Always something to learn from his videos; Friggin priceless stuff!!!!
↓Bill is the best! He’s so generous with sharing his experience and knowledge. Thanks for posting!
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