Eel Trap

Mmmm eels!!!

Everyone loves a good eel now and then, but it seems they have become something of a rarity in the shops! Most British streams and rivers are "teeming" with eels however, and there are several ways of getting them from out of the water, and into your pot.

Step 1 The theory

basically, the idea is that a cloth bag, filled with straw/hay/newspaper and bait will attract eels, which chew through the bag and will still be in the bag when you haul it up. Note that the bag MUST be cloth and NOT PLASTIC!

Comments

[madmans firework emporium]

i use about a meter of 90mm pvc piping with a hole drilled in the middle where i hang the bait sack, an eel usually comes within ten minutes of me placing it in the water whereupon i clamp one hand each side and lift, once the water has drained out through where the bait sack is clamped, move your eel to the beheading board and voila, one trapped eel

[wrestlingsurfbum]

AWESOMME i never thought of that me and my friend put the bait inside and tie up all ends the eels bite the cloth and because the way there teeth are they cant get off. our record eel was 4 pounds and almost 3 feet long ill try this tomorrow

[_Scratch_]

your own blood. LOL

[kinawera]

Dealing with Slime, From Eels, Their Care and Maintenance by J.R Wood.

"Eels produce slime but only when they are taken out of the water. The slime keeps their skin wet. You can avoid the slime-slip by;

A) Harvesting your eels in the water, right beside them, cheek by jowl, as it were

or;

B) a length of pantihose placed over your hand allows you to easily grab your opponent. This is a most remarkable method and works for all fresh water fishies.

Section 1.5.8, part C: Slime and its aftermath.

Eel slime is stinky. Not really fishy, just sort of manky/muddy, like Fungus the Bogeyman's armpit. Cure:

Toothpaste. Toothpaste is the only substance that will remove the stench from your hands. Wash as with soap. Do not use the eel slime on your teeth.

Cooking of eel;

Smoked is the best I think especially with some nicely flavoured branches. Every other method makes you realise why there are so many eels thriving in nature.

[Draxis]

Hey! Fungus the Bogeyman! I loved that book!

[GorillazMiko]

I've never eaten eels before... what do they taste like? Nice job!

[kill-a-watt]

Eel is my favorite type of sushi. It's not raw, so people who ain't gonna try raw fish might like it. It's hard to describe, but it's not anything like chicken.

[chriskarr]

You've gotta' love how it feels kinda' like it's stinging your tongue. It just sucks that eel sushi is so dang expensive!

[Foxtrot70]

ARGH! I now what you mean it's so difficult to find good hagus in the states these days! Lamb's stomaches are difficult to find!

[CrystalStranger]

The tongue stinging sensation actually isn't from the eel- it's from the Sansho (japanese pepper) that is used as a spice in curing the Unagi. You can buy Sansho at asian markets and use it to make any food tongue numbing, there are a lot of Taiwanese dishes that use a lot of Sansho with real spicy sauces to be hot and tongue numbing at the same time- a real strange sensation to eat!

[darkmuskrat]

please post a pic of eels in a bag :P that would be awesome.

[mcadwell]

Eels in a Bag...that sounds like a bad horror movie...like Snakes on a Plane

[bubba j]

a scary horror movie would be if the had yo mammas face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Thundertydus]

The Sequel to "Tigers on a Bicycle"

[djr6789]

lmao! i cant stop laffin !!!! i wish they wuld make a sequel like that

[Thundertydus]

Sharks on a unicycle (The prequel)

[djr6789]

or giraffes on a penny farthing LMAO XD (a better prequel ) ;-)

[Thundertydus]

Tarantulas on a skateboard

[Gamernotnerd]

Mountain Lions in a Minivan

[djr6789]

elephants in the worlds smallest car ;)

[Gamernotnerd]

Owls in a Smart Car

[djr6789]

when will this horror end :O

[Gamernotnerd]

Spiders in a Loafer.

[Thundertydus]

Kittens on a pocketbike

[djr6789]

snakes on a plane :O oh wait someone beet me to it damn! lol

[Thundertydus]

Scorpions on a rollerskate

[Gamernotnerd]

Pandas on a Paraglider!

[djr6789]

humans in a car

[mcadwell]

"Humans in a car"...methinks you won this round.

[djr6789]

dam straight !

[turps]

Wouldn't it be better to kill it by chopping off its tail? I thought there brain was in their tail?

[kinawera]

Eels have nerves all along their body, and so you can chop them into many pieces, each of which will writhe separately for quite some time. In fact, you can cut off their heads and their mouths still react to stimulus. This means a detached head will clamp shut on anything you place in it. Small enough to fit in your pocket too! It should be noted this is cruel to the animal, which is why supermodels often parade down catwalks wearing replica hollowed-out eels instead of luxurious (but bleeding) arctic foxes. (Yes. I had trouble making friends at school).

[watermelon]

...what, no pics of squirmy eels being pulled out of the water, cut into pieces and thrown on the fire...? This is the very reason you do not want to be buried at sea.. ...yuck!

[Tool Using Animal]

I'd rather be eaten by eels, than hermetically sealed in aluminum to liquefy.

[chriskarr]

I'd rather be sealed in a coffin of gold with a purge of nitrogen (gas) and a meter that displays when the P/B (parts-per-billion) of oxygen rises too high. Said meter would trigger a tank of gas that would be replaced by my relatives for the rest of eternity. The gas would be constantly too low in oxygen content for me to decompose and, therefore, I would never 'liquefy'. Plus, if you believe in Christianity, then you know that it says in Revelations that at the end of time the dead will walk the Earth. I'd rather look like an old man than a pile of bones. Oh, and, also, I'd prefer a release button on the inside of the coffin, just in case I woke up, somehow, inside. Or, in other words, the coffin would be supplied with dehydrated air for 48 hours, just in case I was still alive or given a second chance. If that didn't happen, then I would suffocate from lac of oxygen. Yes, I want to live forever, too, but that's not realistic.

[Tool Using Animal]

Sorry, anaerobic decomposition is MUCH worse than aerobic decomposition.

[chriskarr]

Crap. That ruins my plans. Thank you for letting me know that my plan wasn't without flaw, though!

[bujo0]

i'm more for the burning atop of mound of sticks myself, wrapped up all cozy in a asbestos blanket

[joedog86]

I prefer going out in a fiery explosion that can be seen for miles. Preferably by my own doing. Mmm, eels.

[_soapy_]

You'd have to send out posters, or everyone would miss it. TUA, you forgot to mention being eaten by eels *after you were dead*. I'd rather not die from CO2 poisioning in a sealed casket, but it sounds better than being eaten alive by eels combined with drowning! bujo, burning hurts. Probably more than you can imagine. Your lungs searing, your flesh sending screaming messages to your brain that it's too damned hot, hotter, HOT! Worst choice here. I intend to live forever. So far, so good.