Eel, Swamp fishingwithpole

Submitted by fishingwithpole on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 16:39

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Species:

Eel, Swamp

Location:

A ditch in Nara, Japan

Notes:

My first ever swamp eel caught on a piece of crawler meat. I found their burrows in a swamp-eel-rich area, and induced them to come out of their burrow by swinging the bait at its entrance. After I made one come out by his/her half of body, I let him/her bite the bait and set the hook. I did this because it is so hard to pull them out of their burrows.

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Comments

Matt Miller

Thu, 11/07/2019 - 15:23

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Cool Catch

This is an insanely cool catch. I have seen several references that they have been introduced to Florida, including the book Fishes in the Fresh Waters of Florida. I have never seen a catch of one there, though.

Deftik

Tue, 11/12/2019 - 20:11

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No need for references Matt,

No need for references Matt, they are indeed there. I know anglers who've caught them and I've personally jigged for an uninterested one. Could of caught it by hand but no fun in that!