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I was doing some research into live baiting from a kayak. I was going to use a bucket with a aerator but I read yakkas would die after like 30 min.

I have seen a couple of options, esky with an aerator, bucket or a livebait tub

The main problem with the bucket is space, I can fit it but its a pain to reach over, ill need a net and it will still be a lucky dip whether I get any. it also means i will have to ditch the create 

The live bait tube, It would cause heaps of drag, sounds like a pain, i heard you7 could make it like a torpedo shape, but how much will that help?

Any other suggestions will be great

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My live bait tank is a small a shop esky, inlet hole with pump & priming bulb and a outlet 3/4 the way up. 

I don't use a milk crate anymore takes up way to much room & if the back of your kayak isn't flat and has some side gunnels you don't really need it unless your fishing in pretty choppy conditions that would cause my fishing bag and mini Bunnings bait esky to move . I got all my tackle in a fishing bag which is tied on with a small esky for bait. 

I don't know where you saw that yakkas die after 30 mins, the trick to keeping them alive is to not overfill the bucket with too many fish. when I catch them, I don't touch the fish with my hands or place the fish on the ground. I use pliers to take the hook out and let them fall into my bucket, if the hook don't come out ill cut the line and take the hook out the following morning.
My bucket is a old square chlorine bucket 200mm x 200mm x 350mm tall. 4 yakkas in each bucket (2) with aerator over night kept them alive no problem. Just swap the water out when you go out as they will be a bit dormant, but once they are on the hook and in the water they will be fine.

 

also, what kayak do you have
 

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3 hours ago, slothparade said:

I was doing some research into live baiting from a kayak. I was going to use a bucket with a aerator but I read yakkas would die after like 30 min.

I have seen a couple of options, esky with an aerator, bucket or a livebait tub

The main problem with the bucket is space, I can fit it but its a pain to reach over, ill need a net and it will still be a lucky dip whether I get any. it also means i will have to ditch the create 

The live bait tube, It would cause heaps of drag, sounds like a pain, i heard you7 could make it like a torpedo shape, but how much will that help?

Any other suggestions will be great

You could catch some poddy mullet. They live fine in a bucket with an aerator for a day or two. I catch mine the day before I go and they are fine the next day.

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Yakkas will last in a bucket with an aerator just fine, as long as you don't try to keep too many.

I've kept 8 large yakkas in a 20 litre bucket overnight for use off the rocks the following day without any problems plenty of times. 

It helps greatly if you can give them a bit fresh, clean water every hour or so, just to help the aerator out when you can.

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14 hours ago, Restyle said:

My live bait tank is a small a shop esky, inlet hole with pump & priming bulb and a outlet 3/4 the way up. 

I don't use a milk crate anymore takes up way to much room & if the back of your kayak isn't flat and has some side gunnels you don't really need it unless your fishing in pretty choppy conditions that would cause my fishing bag and mini Bunnings bait esky to move . I got all my tackle in a fishing bag which is tied on with a small esky for bait. 

I don't know where you saw that yakkas die after 30 mins, the trick to keeping them alive is to not overfill the bucket with too many fish. when I catch them, I don't touch the fish with my hands or place the fish on the ground. I use pliers to take the hook out and let them fall into my bucket, if the hook don't come out ill cut the line and take the hook out the following morning.
My bucket is a old square chlorine bucket 200mm x 200mm x 350mm tall. 4 yakkas in each bucket (2) with aerator over night kept them alive no problem. Just swap the water out when you go out as they will be a bit dormant, but once they are on the hook and in the water they will be fine.

 

also, what kayak do you have
 

Sounds great, I have no idea what I was going to use the create for, I can exactly reach back there anyway. The only reason I would use it is for extra food, my stove or spare clothes. Yes I do cook sometimes.

I think my bucket will be a little bigger, so I guess I could maybe get 5 or 6 in. I'll have to get a little net though because with the esky its really hard to reach.

I keep my tackle in 2 boxes under my chair or in the centre console, If i want more it rides up with the battery. Im planning on strapping crab pots to the fron hatch so that takes out that option. 

I can't easily change the water unless I land or get someone els to do it.

I guess ill try catching some poddys and see how it all works out with reaching back there.

I have a seak mako 3.9

Heres an example of what I have: mines a nit more modded though

Red = where tank goes

White = esky

 

 

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11 hours ago, Larkin said:

You could catch some poddy mullet. They live fine in a bucket with an aerator for a day or two. I catch mine the day before I go and they are fine the next day.

Thanks, im more aiming for yakkas and slimmies though. Will try poddys sometime

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2 hours ago, Green Hornet said:

Yakkas will last in a bucket with an aerator just fine, as long as you don't try to keep too many.

I've kept 8 large yakkas in a 20 litre bucket overnight for use off the rocks the following day without any problems plenty of times. 

It helps greatly if you can give them a bit fresh, clean water every hour or so, just to help the aerator out when you can.

thanks, Ill try and sort out some system of getting fresh water back there. my kayak is already 170kg with me in it, so I really dont want to be hooking up a big pump, I do have a spare pool pump, I could fill the whole back with water, that will be one decent fish tank, I guess I could take my pet fish sight seeing LOL

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I am using this 12l bucket from bunnings on my kayak. It's not too big and low profile and the width is perfect for my kayak. I also bought a chopping board from kmart as a lid. Even with a lid the odd yakka will jump out when opening, lol.

https://www.bunnings.com.au/oates-12l-translucent-rectangular-window-clean-bucket_p4483745

I tried using aerators and just hated them due to the noise. So I installed a 12v 5w water pump at the bottom of the kayak, this has been working well so far and on the plus side the water pump can be used like a deck hose.

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