Use line that is between 10-15 lbs and use a wire trace if you’re after big eels as their teeth will slash through softer hook-lengths. It is, however, possible to land smaller eels on lighter rods, so don’t panic if you only have a 1.5 lb rod. As such, a strong rod is necessary when fishing for eels, if you’re after big specimens, a 2.5-3 lb rod is recommended. The result of this is that they can put up a tremendous fight, comparable to fish which are two or three times their weight. Once hooked, eels have a habit of curling up and wrapping themselves around weeds or obstacles. Large eels are typically fished for with ledger tackle, using dead baits or bunches of large worms. Those which find themselves in land-locked freshwaters will be forced to wriggle across land to find their way back to the sea. Some eels never make it to freshwaters and will instead remain in brackish waters or in sea water. At this point the eels are referred to as ‘silver’ eels, and begin their migration back to the Sargasso Sea where they will spawn and never return. Finally, after 5-20 years, they become sexually mature, their eyes become larger, their flanks become silver and their underbelly changes to a shade of white. Once further inland, these glass eels transform again into elvers, smaller versions of the adult eels, which then grow and become ‘yellow eels’ due to the brown-yellow colour on their flanks and bellies. Beginning in the ocean, the larvae drift towards Europe over 300 days, as they approach Europe, the larvae transform into small ‘glass eels’ and enter estuaries across Europe and start to move upstream. As eluded to earlier, the eel has an unusual but interesting life cycle.
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