Steve,
I use 6/0 or 7/0 Gamakatsu circle hooks & I tie hook directly to 40# test mono leader, no snaps, no swivels, no nothing else...I hook under the chin & up and out through an eye.
I lob cast the eel & retrieve slooooowly, similar to the way I'd work a swimming plug but slower, much slower. One thing...as soon as you hook the eel get its tail in the water while you get ready to cast...otherwise it will tie itself into a knot so tight you'll never be able to untangle...if that happens, don't waste your time...just cut the mess off and start over...but if you hang the eel out so it's tail is in the surf it doesn't knot itself up but stays stretched out...hope this helps.
Roccus, aka,
Jerry Vovcsko
East Bridgewater, Ma
This message was edited by Jerryvov on 10-31-01 @ 8:18 AM