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Humbly trying not to derail the thread,,,are these "slime eels" in the PNW ever used as bait?

This thread compelled me to shop for an eel skin wallet on Amazon. I like the $70 one. The feel of an eel's hide..it is unique.

In California they have Moray Eels. They used to be quite common, but I believe they were over harvested (commercially). They never bit...

That sure is inspirational..and very good news. I got my first 50 ton ocean operators license in 1983 (didn't use it much). I now have...

What did the cannibal get from his wife when he was late for dinner?.... The cold shoulder.

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A wife, standing in front of the mirror, tells her husband, "My skin is wrinkled, my legs are bowed, my hair is gray... I look like an...

Those "sailers" are no joke. In California .....they always signified major changes in ocean conditions... I always found them to be...

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Retractors. There are so many (affordable) options . And they have so many uses. I use them for my clippers and sometimes for my...

Widest lens available, and as close as possible. Also known as "close focus- wide angle photography". Extremely wide angle lenses can be...

I fished a lot of small streams in the Eastern Sierras. I used a very nice, small spinning rod. 90% of the time I was casting a small...

A man named Mas Oyama used to actually fight bulls to demonstrate his martial arts skills. He fought 52 bulls and killed three of them...

Back to the OP wanting to learn to swim. In my opinion, learning to swim must be done in warm water or appropriate wet suits. This is...

"I used to have a problem with drugs....but now I have lot's of money". Tommy Lee Roth