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Post by Big Smooth on Mar 10, 2008 7:09:23 GMT -5
I keep my shad in a 3 gallon cool bubbles bucket with shad-alive added to the water. I can keep about 2 dozen descent sized shad or 4 dozen small ones alive for about 24 hours using a battery operated pump that takes 2 d size batteries. To keep amonia levels down, try using amolock. Never had much luck keeping them alive longer than that.
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Post by bigcat1 on Mar 10, 2008 8:02:13 GMT -5
sams club has the 150qt coolers for $59.99 big white rubbermaid
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Post by bigcat1 on Mar 10, 2008 8:14:21 GMT -5
im swiching air pumps this year i bought two of the power bubbles with dual air stones at bass pro they are alittle expensive $39.99 each. im swiching because i run my pumps off my cig lighter the pumps i used the last couple of years drawed like 1 to 2 amps so with two tanks in my truck round barrle for shad and a cooler for the rest of my bait, if i'd forget to start the truck every 4 hours or so they would run my battery down after about 10 to 12 hours of running. my buddy used these power bubbles last year they only draw 1/4 amp he only has one tank but he would leave bait in it for two days at a time without starting his truck then go out and his truck would still start right up. so thats the route im going this thought this might help guys that run pumps on cig lighter,
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Post by larrylegend on Mar 10, 2008 11:52:27 GMT -5
I bought from ebay a sealed 12v battery and a solar battery charger to charge it with and leave the car battery out of the loop.
Cost for both was less than $50.
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Post by JOSH on Mar 10, 2008 18:52:01 GMT -5
i use a 150qt cooler with a power bubbler yea bluecat59 i remember your setup down a paradise 2 when me and bennie was there i saw it in the back of your truck it was nice i would like to get me a cooler like that but they are hi $ so im just sticking with a 55 gallon drum that works fine for me. |
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Post by deafcatfish on Mar 10, 2008 22:46:09 GMT -5
i brought 120 qt at wal mart for 50 buck!!
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Post by JOSH on Mar 11, 2008 17:39:34 GMT -5
thats not bad i might go get one i just found are walmart is selling the same size for like 48$ and some changes so i will probally get one next week.
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Post by dan on Mar 11, 2008 18:23:22 GMT -5
sportsman warehouse in lexington has the real nice bait tanks with the blue inside 14 gal with pump 169.96 and 30 gal 189.85 had 2 in stock yesterday of each that a lot but its a lot cheaper than ive saw them anywhere else.
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Post by BINKDUDE on Mar 11, 2008 18:38:01 GMT -5
i like that soalr deal! i rather fish during the day and that just meets my fancy
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Post by butlersbeagles on Mar 25, 2008 5:24:00 GMT -5
 Screw-on stainless steel wire mesh strainer keeps out trash or fish scales which clog drains in baitwells or pump impellers in aeration systems. Works with thru-hull type or in livewell or baitwell drains. Formed stainless steel wire mesh cloth and molded PVC base with internal threads. Black base with 3/4" female pipe threads. ust seen these on Castaways website.Thats the ticket to keeping the pump from clogging |
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Post by mark on May 12, 2008 20:11:01 GMT -5
i got 1 from big reds...only $25 it is a little small but it's a coleman thick wall cooler.. should stay cold inside longer??  most of the time my bait is in a minnow bucket..@the lake..  |
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Post by bennie8888 on Nov 8, 2008 14:05:26 GMT -5
I went to Wal-Mart and bought a 750gph Aerator pump ($19.87), 2 alligator clips ($.97) and some flex tubing (don't remember how much that was). I got an old 150 qt cooler and pulled the drain plug out of it. The aerator pump fits perfectly in the stock drain plug hole. I only had to drill one hole to run the flex tubing through. I then used a soldering iron to burn holes in the tubing to spray the water back into the cooler. The stock drain plug fit perfectly into the end of the flex tube to cap it off. I then used stainless screws to hold the tubing in place    i like that set up........vn  |
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