bigkipper
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EEL`Sim not talking bootlace here im talking BIG 3lb+, i love eel fishing, but i dont get to do much these day`s. but with spring well on the way and summer not to far behind.
i shall be geting the eel rig`s out for a couple of night`s during the summer month`s and hopefully get in to some goodun`s.
a new PB would be nice.
any one else gona have a go for a big snake this year.
do you love um or hate um? 
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Mac
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Hate them 'nuff said 
Having said that, I've only ever caught 1 eel and that was about 4oz 
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Carper_Adam
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i love eel fishing, although i didint get to do any last year
my best is 3.2 so far...kept on catching pike or carp on my eel baits!
theres nothing quite like the fight they put up...the eels ive caught have pulled harder than 30lbs carp 
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maple
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back in my speciman hunting day's i did quite a bit of eel fish and had them to 5+ , i found that using lobworms and small dead baits fished over large amounts of dead maggots was a very good method .
the lea valley pits have some of the best ( almost -untapped ) eel fishing for miles .
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bigkipper
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i allways used live maggot for me feed thay worked a treat.
me biggest is 5lb 1oz but would love a 6+
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bigkipper
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or is that 5lb 20z i`ll have to have a look at me book lol
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Stephen Buss
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is it true that every lb of wight relates to 10 years growth in an eel?
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bigkipper
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no mate, a mature ell is only about 5 or 6 year old and waying about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds. and are what you would say ready to sporn.
ells that grow bigger in are waters are usualey either land locked. meaning there is no way to leave the water that thay are in.
or thay have lost the urge to sporn so live out there lives in there new home. there growth rate depends on food avalible and how long thay may live in a certian water. eg water quality.
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Stephen Buss
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we have eels in our uk catfish lake "Sandersons"
we have netted several to over 6lb!
with the lakes nearing there 100th birthday we all thought the eels were the oldest inhabitants
Waht is the chances of the 6lb eels being netted, copping the hump and moving to the other lakes on the complex?
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Steve Howard
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I saw one netted out of my club lakes stock pond once, over 7lb... a bloody great thing it was too
Needless to say, it never went back into the stock pond and was moved to the speci carp lake - I wonder if any of the lads ever hooked it at night :?: can you imagine the pandamonium trying to bank that thing! 
I've had 'em to well over 4lb, apart from a few congers in the solent that is!
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bigkipper
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when an ell leaves a water it is usualey to migrate back to the sargasa sea [sp] but ells have been known to move under angling pressure. this may sound strange but it`s true. the late john siddly had been fishing a ress and had a few good ell`s out word got round and nearly every ell angler in the country was on there. one night he had a look in the sluse gates of the ress and found many ells of various size`s. his thought`s were that thay were moveing because of angling pressure. 
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SteveP
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Can anyone confirm whatr the top weight for a UK Eel is? I have had them to 5.5lb in the spring. Fishing for tench with maggots over maggots and hemp & mini halibut pellet seemed to produce eels on most sessions.
Fight like stink on light tackle... loads of fun.
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bigkipper
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the british record eel is 11lb 02oz caught by s terry from kingfisher lake
ringwood, hampshire in 1978
now thats a big eel
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bigkipper
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i will add that any eel over 3lb is a biggy.
and one over five is a fish of a life time, well done steve p 5.5 is a clonker mate.
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cyprymick
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Did a 24hr session yesterday 29th till this morning and had 2 of the little darlings, 1 at 4lb 10oz and one at 3lb 4oz on boilie.
I have to get my m8 to weigh them because I can't stand them, I'm have had them to 5lb plus but because I was on my own they went back without weighing,glad I use barbless hooks because I couldn't touch them.
I'm certain there are some real big buggers in my syndicate lake but no one targets them.
Mick
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NOSEY WIFE
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oh god cyprymick i hope big kipper dont read this mate he will want to fish with you just to get the eels  he likes them   
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bigkipper
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i wouldnt mind haveing a go for um mick
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cyprymick
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More than welcome to have a guest session m8 
Quite a way to travel from Devon to Worcestershire though but let me know if your interested and we'll sort something out.
Mick
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silent_observer
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It seems in my quest for virgin carp this season that i am transforming in to quite an accomplished eel angler. had countless 3-7lbers. Can't seem to keep rigs out all night through the damn things. Doing me swede in.
One day i'll conquer these carp.
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bigkipper
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very kind of you mick i will see what i can sort out cheers fella
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Margin Master
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Had one about 4lb once while carp fishing I HATE THEM!!!!!!
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Michael
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Im going to do a bit of eel fishing soon, im not too keen on bootlaces when carping, but id love a big one
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Cambs Carper
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Had a biggun thursday night 3lb 2oz to be exact on a halibut popup, daft bugger had a nice big juicy bunch of lobs other side of the lilys! and he tangled my rig up and dad had a 4lb 8oz he was unhappy with me getting his weighsling eel slimed but for a 4 pounder it was worth it. From the tone of this post you may have gathered i am well into eel fishing i luv em!!
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bigkipper
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nice one CC couple of nice snakes there fella.
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