Live Bait Tank Question

[JATails]

Looking at upgrading the live bait set up at the camp. Been using an igloo cooler with a water pump and was wanting to step it up some. Had been looking into the rubbermaid water troughs and making one but after talking I heard there might be someone in the Hackberry area that sells the full setup with the correct plumbing, pumps and whatever else that goes with it. Does anyone have this contact and wouldn't mind sharing?
After this I'll be looking at something small for the boat, I just started researching the O2 setups for this...

[TroutSupport.com]

I don't know the contact for the tank


But for the boat, just make sure you get something that is round, oval, or has very large radius round corners (~5in radius). Shad and pogies will nose into a corner and stress themselves to the point of death.. .which adds a lot of ammonia to the tank and stresses the other. etc etc. Good water flow / exchange is also a benefit. use a little oxygen when you are on plane in the boat or have a through hull pick up to be able to flow the water even while you are on plane. Control the velocity and current into the tank with the size of the pipe. You want a little circular current but not so much that it tires the bait. Shrimp and croaker don't need any circular current.. only the shad / menhaden species.

[JATails]

Really appreciate that info TroutSupport.com, this is a new ball game and I might pm you later on when I get to that point. I've also been told for shrimp to put some sort of mesh in the water for the them grab on too. We do this in the igloo cooler and seems to help but should prob do something similar for in the boat. Thanks

[prattvan]

Here you go :

http://thmarine.com/th-marine-produc...rsion-kit.html

[JATails]

Great! Thank you prattvan for link

[TroutSupport.com]

Sounds great, let me know if you need anything.
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["W"]

PM JAdams he has some big tanks he made at his house and keeps croaker alive for weeks in
Heard it works good just don't know the set up

[Tomball Tiger]

Originally Posted by JATails

Looking at upgrading the live bait set up at the camp. Been using an igloo cooler with a water pump and was wanting to step it up some. Had been looking into the rubbermaid water troughs and making one but after talking I heard there might be someone in the Hackberry area that sells the full setup with the correct plumbing, pumps and whatever else that goes with it. Does anyone have this contact and wouldn't mind sharing?
After this I'll be looking at something small for the boat, I just started researching the O2 setups for this...

Tails.........Check your PM.....

[prattvan]

Originally Posted by JATails

Great! Thank you prattvan for link

Sure thing. No problem

[JATails]

Appreciate all the quality info and the pms I received! Good fishing

[jl8200]

Thats F'd up W lol.

Originally Posted by "W"

PM JAdams he has some big tanks he made at his house and keeps croaker alive for weeks in
Heard it works good just don't know the set up

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by jl8200

Thats F'd up W lol.

It's true though