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Post by joey6500 on Jul 8, 2011 8:17:18 GMT -5
Everyone post tips for home livewells here! For keepin your baits alive until you get a chance to get on the water,water conditioning,what kinda tank/aeration you use.....etc ;D
My first thing is that when I go catch bait for the home livewell I will leave em in the bait bucket or modified cooler as long as possible so if they need to regirgitate anything or take a crap they can get some of it out before I stick em in the livewell
Hope this helps and share some thoughts or tips!
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Post by catfishhunter on Jul 8, 2011 11:01:09 GMT -5
Right now I just use a large cooler with two small aerators, and I use a fish saver pump that I will put on for about an hour or so as soon as I put the bait in. Then I will turn it on various times that I see the water getting dirty. The thing that sucks here is that I cant use any town water on my bait, it kills them within seconds, so I have to go to the creek and get buckets of water every couple days. But I can keep bait alive for several weeks with this set up.
I am in the process of making my old HUGE deep freezer a bait tank. I could fit 100's of baits in it, just have to take the time to get it set up. Once I get it set up Ill take some pics.
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Post by slimdaddy on Jul 8, 2011 20:49:16 GMT -5
I use a 330 gallon tote for a bait tank it has a drain in the bottom so I got a swimming pool pump & filter with a homemade spray bar it keeps bait great every couple weeks I will drain about half of the water out and refill I have a well so the water is good have one of those agitator type areators also but dont use it cause the pool pump works great may only lose 5-6 baits all summer
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Post by gotmehooked on Jul 10, 2011 21:01:59 GMT -5
catfish hunter you can get dechlorinator at a pet store or walmart to neutralize the chlorine and heavy metals in tap water. worked for mine.
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Post by booshwacka on Sept 15, 2011 10:02:30 GMT -5
Check craislist I found a 75 gallon fish tank and stand for $50 just bought a pump and screen for the top. The tank allows you o moniter the bait health to get the ones the About to die out...also lets me pick what ones i want to take... Over the winter i usyally keep a few to faten them up  In the colder months i put a heater in to keep it warmer since its in the garage The 75g tank is 48"L x 18"W x 21"T A 40 or 55 g would work great too |
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