Thread: Eels

What a fantastic thread! reminds me of myself not so long ago, going eeling at every opportunity i had! god I really need to get back into it.... hmmm to the bow fisherman heres a question, I've got a local property with plenty of koi carp that need eradicating and my 12ga just doesn't hit em so what do i need for a bowfishing setup??? cheers!

Originally Posted by Rock river arms hunter

What a fantastic thread! reminds me of myself not so long ago, going eeling at every opportunity i had! god I really need to get back into it.... hmmm to the bow fisherman heres a question, I've got a local property with plenty of koi carp that need eradicating and my 12ga just doesn't hit em so what do i need for a bowfishing setup??? cheers!

Any cheap bow off trademe will do. A coupound bow (say $100 - $200) is best as you can do a lot of shooting in a day. Then you'll need a complete kit to turn your bow into a fishing bow, these can be purchased from as little as $50 for a kit which includes the arrow, but its better to spend about $150 and get a AMS real.

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Give it a go, you'll love it. Just remember to aim low, then aim a bit lower again!

kj

Here is one I got from Lake Karapiro

http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n...033_Edited.mp4

The fire on the bank trick works well---what is this?

The skin tastes like pork crackle if fried.

I heard that you can only fish for them in the months with a R

William Higginson with a monster 12.6 kg long finned eel he caught and released unharmed back into a tributary of the Grey River.

He needs a speech bubble :

"Thats not an eel, this is an eel"
Rule 2: Always point Eels in a safe direction

Looks almost like a seal with no flippers.

The eel looks less than impressed

The ones under Durvil hut jetty are bigger than that. Ask anyone on the forum trip,Spanners may or may not have had a really close look at em.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

The ones under Durvil hut jetty are bigger than that. Ask anyone on the forum trip,Spanners may or may not have had a really close look at em.

As in durville island ? Is There a DOC hut on there ?


Tim

I'm sure VC will mean Nelson Lakes. I remember them from 25yrs ago. True monsters.

That certainly is one gnarly old fish.

Yea lake Rotoroa not Durvil island.
Used to be a hut on the island but so the story goes a few doc workers accidently burnt it down.