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weisertiger 
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| Congo eel (Posted on 10/9/12 at 11:10 pm)
While trying my hand at this snapping turtle business I found this on one of my lines. If looks like a snapping turtle or something else mashed it up pretty good.
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Who Me
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/9/12 at 11:12 pm to weisertiger)
Nevermind.
It's dead.
This post was edited on 10/9 at 11:15 pm
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wickowick
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/9/12 at 11:14 pm to weisertiger)
Plaid dish towel, what do I win?
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dandug001
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/9/12 at 11:18 pm to weisertiger)
black mamba?
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CamdenTiger
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/9/12 at 11:20 pm to dandug001)
Congo eel?
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weisertiger
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/9/12 at 11:33 pm to CamdenTiger)
Congo eel is correct!!!!!
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W
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 12:06 am to weisertiger)
Catching any turtles?
I'm surprised the eel was still on the line. You must check your lines regularly.
Turtles would have eaten that eel.
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Jim Rockford
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 1:21 am to weisertiger)
Cobra King Eel.
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weisertiger
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 2:51 pm to Jim Rockford)
quote:
W
I have had absolutely no luck catching turtles! I used a line about 6 or 7 ft long with a weight on the end and another in the middle, and hooks about every foot.
I baited with chicken liver the first time and had nothing on any of my five lines. The second time I baited with chicken hearts and the eel is all I caught. I only had three lines the second time because somebody cut two of them! 
Any advice?
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mcpotiger
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 3:05 pm to weisertiger)
PLO eel. Or also referred to as a "Arafat eel"
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FelicianaTigerfan
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 3:40 pm to weisertiger)
quote:
somebody cut two of them!
Gator got it maybe.
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BFIV
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 3:50 pm to weisertiger)
quote:
Any advice?
Try wrapping and hooking as much of a strip of breakfast bacon that you can get on a 1/0 worm hook. Works for me in my pond... I put the baited hook right at the edge of the bank in the water where the bream can't get to it, but the snapper can.
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DNaquin
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 4:08 pm to weisertiger)
Biting your fingernails is nasty bro 
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Mung
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 4:08 pm to weisertiger)
red Xs, but "congo eel" is generally amphiuma. Are there tiny little feet up front?
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AlxTgr
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Kyre Banorg
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 4:12 pm to Mung)
Used to cath them in Bayou Robert. They loved hollows in the base of Willow trees.
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LSUFan3434
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Iowa, LA
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 7:13 pm to weisertiger)
used to catch those all the time in ditches
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Dorothy
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 7:27 pm to LSUFan3434)
quote:
LSUFan3434
Hey buddy! 
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used to catch those all the time in ditches
Hubby still does...he feeds them to the mud snake. The kids get excited because they're all old enough now to go with him amphiuma-hunting & they get to shine the flashlights for him. (He goes at night after it rains.)
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LSUFan3434
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 7:30 pm to Dorothy)
hey! i responded to you in another thread a few days ago...
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Dorothy
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 7:54 pm to LSUFan3434)
I saw it--much later, so I didn't want to bump the thread. Thanks!
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LSUFan3434
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| re: Congo eel (Posted on 10/10/12 at 8:03 pm to Dorothy)
hope all is well!
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