catching bait

[Catcher'sMitt]

The main thing with keeping bait alive in your baitwell is not to over fill it with bait. That seems to be my Achilles heel, especially with pogeys. The seat livewell in my old skeeter is a fresh water pump on a timer. It does really well if I don't over load it and get the dead ones out. My back livewell really keeps them alive well because it floods the space with freshwater. but it is not on a timer and if you forget to turn it on often enough they die. but if you leave it on and let it overflow and go out the scuppers you can keep several hundred alive. I have been thinking about drilling another overflow drain to keep it from flowing out the lid..........or maybe a timer. lol

I am going to try the water changing trick, that Eman put up, this weekend to see if i can get away with having a few more in the seat livewell.

I have always hooked pogeys through the eyes and they hold up a little while if the current isn't too strong. I will test the through the nose and see if they last longer.

Croakers, that are self caught, need a water change or two. Seems like when you put them in they do the elimination thing also and will die quickly if you don't freshen their water. I think the ones you buy at a baitshop have already went through the shock thing and don't require the water change if you have a freshwater pump. At least I haven't had a problem with "store bought" croakers, croaking on me.