Bright colors (white, chartreuse, pink) are most commonly used
Just swing the rod behind the stern and finish it off in fine style
Not as a native Central New Yorker
I passed this Night as the former, ruminating on my present unhappy Condition, not yet being able to dive into, or fathom their Designs, or what they intended to do with me, and often thinking on what the three Men told me, as also on what the Company said, but in a more particular manner, of what Russel told me concerning my Mate, till Sleep overpowered my Senses, and gave me a short Recess from my Troubles
If youre a hardcore eel slinger or looking to improve your striper game with a new and lethal tactic, drive to your local tackle shop (or come see me at Fishermans World) and get yourself a pack of 13.5-inch Gravity Tackle Eels or one of the other great soft plastic eel options out there