These two examples of eel fishing equipment look more like exotic weaponry from some fantasy film.
On the left an 'Eel Gleave' and on the right an 'Eel Arrow', the gleave is the size of a spade and the arrow half the size again; both would have had a handle of ash about six feet long.
The technique for using them has nothing to do with the finesse of angling. They were simply stabbed into the margins, weedbeds or visible targets from boat or bank and the eels were trapped between the serrated tines. The gleave and arrow are traditional implements that were crafted by blacksmiths many years ago and are a works of art.
Here in Zanderland it's Saturday morning, the sun is shining and the dogs are telling us they're ready for their walk.
Well after another cup of tea anyway.
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