Minnow freezer

[arkansasbowhunter]

Just took some ideas and made my own minnow cooler. Now no more waiting on bait shops.

[DockShootinJack]

Good looking set up. Should keep them lively

[canebreaker]

Looks good, how cool are you keeping them?

If they start turning up you'll need to plastic coat that aluminum.

[Tracker123]

That's real nice! Like that a lot.

[arkansasbowhunter]

Just like a water spray for a pool cools the water so does the one I made using the pvc pipe that shoots streams of water cools the tank.

[arkansasbowhunter]

Been going on 3 months and they do just fine

[canebreaker]

I had a 7 cu ft chest freezer to go out on me. I washed it 4 times, added frebreeze, couldn't get the odor out. I would need it to chill the water too since it will be sitting on my back porch.
I have a 55 gal barrel set up with 15 ft coil of 1/2" hose in the freezer/frig next to it, could get the water to cool 12 degree cooler than outside temp.

[arkansasbowhunter]

The spray head really reduces the water temps. You be surprised.

[canebreaker]

The water was filtered and pumped at 2/3s depth of the barrel. It went through about 5 foot of hose to the coil in the freezer. Then back about 3 foot to a spray head. The temp of the water at the sprayer was 20 degrees cooler than in the barrel. I tried a longer coil and a larger coil in the freezer, but they would freeze.
Just to hot here to keep minnows on my covered porch.

[Fish2DMax]

Truly a slice of genius my friend! Well done