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Sean Wilms
8/10/2016 1:32:25 PM

There's one lake in VA Beach that had been stocked with walleye and flatheads that me and a buddy tried to hit up last night. We tried trolling cranks and swimbaits for walleye without luck. Then we tried flathead fishing with Shad I caught below the spillway but of course I just catch two more eels instead. What's with all the eels?? The bigger one was the biggest I have ever seen at 28" long.

Catch Details

American Eel
Little Creek Reservoir

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    1. Brendan Medcoff 0
      that stinks.
    2. brent fults 0
      Gut them, rinse slime off with a sand scrub, brine for 24 hours, then smoke them, make sushi
    3. Sean Wilms 0
      I'm sure, but we only get them thick in the winter @FinFinatic
    4. FinFinatic 0
      Stripers love em too!
    5. Sean Wilms 0
      @FinFinatic I was thinking the same thing. Would have kept them if I didn't have to work all week
    6. FinFinatic 0
      Cobia candybars!
    7. Sean Wilms 0
      @TennesseeTroutboy I really wish that were true. I still have a lot left to get better at, especially for saltwater fishing
    8. Sean Wilms 0
      @Drew72 they are amazing creatures for sure, I'd just prefer not to have any on my line unless i want bait for saltwater
    9. TennesseeTroutboy 0
      You have mastered just about every species
    10. Drew72 0
      It's amazing how much slime those boogers produce!
    11. Sean Wilms 0
      I agree, but the slime is the worse, doesn't come off very easily at all @Drew72
    12. Drew72 0
      Eel wrestling would be an entertaining addition to s rodeo
    13. Drew72 0
      😂 gotcha. They annoy me as well, twisting gear up and being all slippery.
    14. Sean Wilms 0
      @Drew72
    15. Sean Wilms 0
      It was. But they are such a pain to handle and destroy rigs. I'd rather not be the eel whisperer to be honest
    16. Drew72 0
      Seaturtles the eel whisperer! That thing is huge.
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