Nicolas says "I got the eel with long line. Is it called that also? I just noticed that you speak of trot line in the article about fileting. Anyway I use the trot line quite often (huh - much work) because my 3,5 years old son likes fishing with it. He assists me and pulls the lines. This is much more fishing for him than sitting in the boat watching me pulling up the net. He has been ice fishing with me also.