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    Default weigh in bags or coolers?


    what do you guys use at the tourneys to take your fish to weigh in?
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    Poke a hole in a cooler and add a bubbler. Most weigh bags leak even when new. Sometimes you have to wait a few minutes before you weigh. Get a cooler with wheels then you don't have to carry it.
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    an old KFC bucket usually holds all that we weigh in.............
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    I like the Igloo Cube. Every now and then I get 7 decent fish and they need a little more head room. I use the cooler as my keeper livewell, too. Less stress if you don't have to move fish and it's easier to keep the fish cooler in the warmer months.

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    A milk crate in that cube cooler makes it easy to get your fish out at weigh-in too.
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    Cooler for me, although the last weigh in I was able to literally use my minnow bucket...lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by filletfetish View Post
    I like the Igloo Cube. Every now and then I get 7 decent fish and they need a little more head room. I use the cooler as my keeper livewell, too. Less stress if you don't have to move fish and it's easier to keep the fish cooler in the warmer months.

    What size do you use? Is it the maxi cooler? And,,did you mount a aerator to it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cevans View Post
    What size do you use? Is it the maxi cooler? And,,did you mount a aerator to it?
    I use the 60 quart roller. I have one onboard for bait and one for fish that uses a 12v aerator and run it off of my cranking battery. Come weigh in, I just hang a battery powered bubbler from the side of the cooler to keep them fresh. I love the milk crate idea.

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    Coolers are best and it is best to have one large enough for the fish to stay upright not nose down. Aeroators are a good idea but always necessary. It just depends on the conditions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by filletfetish View Post
    I use the 60 quart roller. I have one onboard for bait and one for fish that uses a 12v aerator and run it off of my cranking battery. Come weigh in, I just hang a battery powered bubbler from the side of the cooler to keep them fresh. I love the milk crate idea.
    I use a large igloo cooler aerated and change the water out constantly, in jon boat, but was always curious as to how you tourney fishermen were capable of keeping your crappies alive especially in the hot summer weather. Thanks for the reply...good info to know.

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