Keeping Bait Alive at Home Help

[jchief]

I do remember them and I was probably 4 or 5 then. Also remember when the tout came ot. We never really used live, we would make a "drag" in Joe's Cove and catch some bait for reds. Dad didn't like them slimy fish "trout"

[Bluechip]

I made 2 cages last year for a Doctor that has a camp on Big Lake. I made them out of stainless and used thin sheet of stainless with little holes throughout it for the sides....He says it works great...

[tigerhead]

Bluechip,
Stainless perforated would be sweet. What were the dimensions? If I was going to experiment, I would probably make one out of 1/4" galvanized hardware cloth. It would easily last a year in brackish water.

[Bluechip]

Originally Posted by tigerhead

Bluechip,
Stainless perforated would be sweet. What were the dimensions? If I was going to experiment, I would probably make one out of 1/4" galvanized hardware cloth. It would easily last a year in brackish water.

One was 3'x4'x4' and the other was 4'x4'x4'....That is what he wanted....

I didn't charge him any money but I can stop by his camp anytime I want and get live bait for free....He has a shrimper go by once or twice a week (depends on how much night fishing he is doing) and refill his livewell...

Must be nice to be loaded....

[Jonathan Allen]

i have a crab holding pen and i was thinking about trying to cover that with some smaller mesh to keep them in. havent figured out what to use though

[Bluechip]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Allen

i have a crab holding pen and i was thinking about trying to cover that with some smaller mesh to keep them in. havent figured out what to use though

I would buy some cheap window screen at first just to see if it will work. If it does then upgrade...

[eman]

get some 1/4 " hardware cloth and make a round or oval cage inside your crab box and keep it in the water.

[Jonathan Allen]

went out this evening and caught a few shrimp to test out the aquarium tank, if it works ok im going to buy a Keep Alive Recirculating pump and install it through the tank wall

[Wag]

YouTube- Bait Fish Holding Tank

YouTube- Bait Fish Holding Tank

[LaAngler]

I know where a huge plastic bait tank is washed up on the bank in prien lake if anyone wants it.

[Jonathan Allen]

I got my tank set up the way i want it with a recirculating pump running off of a car battery but need to find a way to keep the battery charged or if i could just plug it into the wall somehow. Will upload some pictures tomorrow

[sacalaitman]

i have kept shrimp alive at my house for as long as 5 days. I use 150 quart ice chests and i have saltwater aquarium equipment. a protein skimmer is the best thing that you could use to keep shrimp alive. it foams out all the waste that the shrimp generate and it pumps out super oxygenated water. i put around 150 shrimp in and fill with water about half way and run the skimmer. i usually go out one or 2 nights before i go fishing and get my shrimp to make sure i have enough to fish with. now mind you, a protein skimmer is going to cost you lots of money but they are very effective.

[Jordan]

this is good information !!!!

[Jonathan Allen]

Originally Posted by sacalaitman

i have kept shrimp alive at my house for as long as 5 days. I use 150 quart ice chests and i have saltwater aquarium equipment. a protein skimmer is the best thing that you could use to keep shrimp alive. it foams out all the waste that the shrimp generate and it pumps out super oxygenated water. i put around 150 shrimp in and fill with water about half way and run the skimmer. i usually go out one or 2 nights before i go fishing and get my shrimp to make sure i have enough to fish with. now mind you, a protein skimmer is going to cost you lots of money but they are very effective.

I thought about getting a protien skimmer yesterday and have been looking at them on the internet and found some pretty cheap. What model do you have?

[Jonathan Allen]

the pump is a recirculating model made by rule that infuses outside air into the pump to add oxygen to the water. now i need o find something for my boat because the one in my boat is really small and it sucks big time

[wtretrievers]

He ya go Jonathan......for your boat.


If you're looking to keep bait such as Shrimp alive this is the ticket! Drill the right size hole through the lid for the aerator, keep a couple frozen water bottles in it & they'll stay alive! You need to use the coolers with pull type lid, not screw on. This works 10x better than bait/live well in my bay boat.

[Jonathan Allen]

how many shrimp can you keep in that?

[wtretrievers]

I've put up to 150 w/o a problem.

btw you don't have to get the 10 gal, they make a 5 gal also. Them 10's are expensive!

[ckinchen]

I just completed the setup below at the camp today. Right now I have 125 gallons of water with a saltwater aquarium filter and pump. The system is rated to aerate 175 gallons. The tank is in the shade in my fish cleaning station which gets a nice breeze everyday. Right now I have 350 shrimp in there and will post to let everyone know how it goes. The entire setup was just under $400, for now. If this does not work and I have to buy a pool pump to pump new water in then obviously the cost will go up.

How long do you think I can keep these guys alive for in this setup? I also have a boyds one stop oxygen response system with pure oxygen I can put on them if I need to.

[Jordan]

that thing is nice !!!!!