nice eel Eric, used to fish for them as a kid in the '80s at roadstone in Arklow!
guys, if the chest waders are not for wading(rock fishing) and purely for clothing protection??? i could be wrong here but to me
they are worn for the mess associated with fish, bait etc.
would it not be better for anglers to use a rubber/plastic apron type thingy?
mobility, sweating ease of wearing/removing when necessary would be great all round.
everyone here are pointing out facts about chest waders and the fact is we are all here
to enjoy fishing at its best so if it helps this thread, about congor eel fishing,, and safety,
i would use an apron to take the eel slime rather than waders. easier to clean and dry out too.
i think water/wellies/waders and chest waders deserve a safety post of its own.
eg. even wading in fairly shallow water and stepping into a hole dug by a bait-digger or tidal steps along our beaches etc!!
species 2009, whiting

, three beard rockling,.shore rockling, 5 beard rockling, flounder, lesser spotted dogfish,bullhuss, dab,bass(13), more whiting : pollock,poorcod,pouting, sea trout(the dodder!)brown trout,sea scorpion,mackerel, silver eel,
topknot:), cod, conger, corkwing wrasse,smooth hound.