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Originally Posted by eman
NEVER !!! put your hands in the live well. Use a bait net .
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No doubt good advice, but we've done ok keeping shrimp and fish alive in a live well by avoiding suntan lotion and insect repellent in the first place.
Last year, we did really well keeping bait fish alive by stepping up to a 60 quart cooler, using a bubbler, and changing out the water (with a bucket) every hour or so. Only kept about 12 bait fish in the cooler adapted to serve as a live well and they lasted all afternoon, and also lived a long time on the hook considering it was July.