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Eel and eelskin lures are not strictly artificial lures but are included in this book because they are very effective lures and many anglers would like to know how to rig and make them. Besides, they are used like artificial lures-being cast or trolled and given action in the water. Also many of these lures make use of metal parts besides the eel itself. Eel and eelskin lures are used mostly in salt water to catch such fish as striped bass, bluefish, snook, and marlin. The most difficult part about making eel and eelskin lures will often be obtaining the eels themselves. The eel usually used is the so-called "common eel" found from Labrador to Brazil along the Atlantic Coast. The females reach a large size and live in fresh-water rivers, streams, and lakes. The males are much smaller and live in salt-water bays, sounds, and tidal creeks. These are the ones usually used for bait.
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