keeping bait alive

[catfishingal]

If anyone has any suggestions on how to keep bluegill alive long enough to last through the weekend let me know.

[Snakeb8]

keep a lot of water, keep it moving, and keep it cool

[dan]

i have a 36 gal tube from dollar store square with a lid i put 25gal of water from my cistern in it and have a 30gal aquarium bubbler and a filter system in it can keep bait alive for weeks i add frozen 2 liter bottles ev ery other day to keep cool and walmart has some tablets for amonia i add if the water gets foamy. ifeed them gold fish food or toast crumbs bread crumbs can swell after eatin and kill the bait so ive been told keep the lid on with some holes in it the dark dosent stress them out. cheep tank everything new wasnt 20 dollars change the water every couple weeks as needed will hold 3-4 dozen

[larrylegend]

I have 3 storage tubs in my basement with 3 airlines each running to them. I feed my bait about everyday, use goldfish flakes. I add bait saver to the water and do about 3/4 water changes every few days. I keep my bait for months at a time, ask my buddies. They all catch it and I keep it alive for us.

[Alsept1]

I have a deep freezer with about 40 gallons of water in it. I can keep up to 40 fish in it for about a week with hardly any deaths. I dont feed my bait because it gets the water to dirty to quick.
Just keep in mind not to over fill your tank with to many bait fish.

[kingcatpaylaker]

i have a plastic tank about 40inchs long 20 inchs wide and deep, hold about 40gal. of water and use start right and fungus clear tabs, (3 of each) and use 2 air pumps and every pc. of bait i keep in it stays very lively, i kept enough bait in it (alive) for 4 days of fishing at C.P.1 and at monroe on the 5th day and only lost i think like 12 pcs of bait. Any were from goldies to gills, everything else that you could think of..

[nitrate]

I use to breed african cichlids and have converted it over to my bait tank, 125 gallon aquarium with aquarium filters on it ( 3 emperor 400's)........works great and holds alot of bait need to set 1 up for chubs and or mullets.

[Big Smooth]

15 Gallon Igloo cooler, with a 110 double airpump. Keep the water cool and the air flowing hard. Change it out every other day. I have had blue gill and other baits for at least two weeks. Make sure to remove any dead bait as it sours the water.

[flatasurus]

bluegill they will jump out of your tank belive me dats happend b4 ... umm have a nice lil cool place 2 keep them nt 2 hot r cold i keep mine n the basement under the pool table ..it works i drop cuple pellets n there 4 over nite .. then the nxt day they r lively as ever

[joshcole]

I use a rubber made garbage can for my bait tank at the house. As long as some air is pumping in the tank your bait will live.