streve Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 If I am river fishing and wanting to keep some poddies or yackas alive, does anyone see a problem in hanging this over the side of the boat to store them in. Obviously so long as the bait fish is bigger than the hole in the mesh. I'd love a live bait tank but hate the idea of running a pump all night and drilling the transom of my old fibreglass boat. Love to hear your thoughts. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 As long as you take it out the water before you drive off! Looks like a decent size pot to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii11x Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Mate I have a berkley stimulate live bait bucket, great for the boat and also can be used landbased, with an aerator of course. Its basically a mesh bucket that sits inside another bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellcorner Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Those keeper baskets are ok. I've had a few of them. You can get a floating version. They will eventually rust away though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streve Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Cheers guys, Found one at a large tackle store and thought why not give it a crack. I was originally going to manufacture something myself, but thought why bother when you can buy one of these for $12 Hopefully i can shake this flu and get out on the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 (edited) You can try those diy PVC bait tube too: That is if the above does not meet your need or rusts out. Sent from my XT1032 using Tapatalk Edited September 16, 2015 by quochuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Iv seen people use them, they seem to work.... Beats having an aeractor and having to rotate water, I think you'd just have to minimise the the amount of times you pull the fish in and out of the water, otherwise it might frazzle them. Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streve Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Thanks guys. I did end up buying one and it worked an absolute treat. Caught some yakkas at about 9pm and they were still super healthy by 4am the next morning when I woke up. I was in a bay with very little current though, and then drifted for flathead with them. It worked perfectly in both those situations, but I think it would not be the best option if you were anchored up in a strong current. By the way. Best catch with them was a 65cm flathead. It devoured one of the larger yakkas whole. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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