I don't believe how you guys could get it SO wrong! :facepalm: The eels I am talking about are bigger than me. They are SWAMP TANIWHA'S. They have such a slow heart rate and metabolism that they don't eat much. They will never go out to sea to breed. They are retired, you could say. They stay in the swamp holes permenently and some may be over 120yrs old. Much different to snapper. I feel priveliged to be one of the only people to have ever seen an eel so big. To clear it up, I would never kill one and I would never sell eels for meat. I was only interested in selling small eels to people who wanted to keep them in an aquarium. I spend my whole life helping the environment. I actively take part in conservation work in our waterways and I am looking after one of the biggest wetlands in the North. Looking after native species including Teal duck and Scaup. Trapping and shooting pests including Possums, Rats, Stoats and Ferral Cats I am one of the only two rep's in the Far North for the Waterfowl Rescue. Nursing sick or injured Ducks, Swans, Parradise Shelduck, Turkeys, Pheasants etc and reliesing them back into the wild. I police bushlines to ensure nobody shoots Kereru or out of season birds and I am actively taking part in Kiwi recovery. I have a natural affinity with nature and wild animals have made friends with me everywhere I go. Please don't give me a hard time for asking questions. Thanx