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« on: May 19, 2009, 09:16:40 PM »
Today one of the kid's in my neighborhood caught an eel in a local creek. It's about 1' long and is a greenish color. It is now sitting on my patio in the back in a 20 gallon drum. According to the kid, it ate a fish before he caught it, but I don't know how big it is. I don't know what type it is right now, but I'l have pics up tomorrow so you guys can help me id it. 
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« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2009, 09:46:22 PM »
you say it is only one inch long?   wondering if you could slowly drip it to salt water?   yes ould love to see picture.
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« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2009, 10:37:17 PM »
no 1 foot long
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« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2009, 11:00:40 PM »
I use to see those at red clay creek back in the day. Once they find your fishing hole they eat your bait all the time.
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« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2009, 12:46:10 AM »
Something like this?  they do migrate up fresh water streams part of their life.  I used to cuss them when they hooked on to my bait down at the shore in salt water bays.  real slimey.  cant get a grip on them even with a rag.

http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/sos/spsyn/op/eel/

they  get 2 - 4 feet.  Europeans like to eat them alot.
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« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2009, 09:29:40 PM »
ya i have caught a four footer in lewes by the outter wall a few years ago.  as big as my arm.  we use the small ones for stripper fishing on a live linning slider.   if you drop them on ice they will stop squirming till they warm up.    slimmy lil buggers
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« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2009, 09:02:37 AM »
I was fishing in the the Inlet and a friend caught a 4' eel and was 8" thick. We cooked him up and ate him. It was a slimy little bugger but was good eats.
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« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2009, 12:36:24 PM »
yea, hd two freshwater eels in my tank, they slithered out a couple times until one time they ended up under the tv stand oops
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