I'm going to kill them anyway, so I just ice them down. Cool water, oxygen/aeration is the key to keeping them alive.
Been having trouble keeping our fish alive till weigh in when water temps are hot. What do you do?
I'm going to kill them anyway, so I just ice them down. Cool water, oxygen/aeration is the key to keeping them alive.
Carl's Guide Service
Sardis Lake
Enid Lake
Grenada Lake
901-734-7536
Just throw one of these over the side of your boat while trolling to keep fish alive . A good tip is to zip tie the bottom so they can not escape out of that door, use a good rope to secure it to the boat and just use the top door for putting fish in and out of basket. Remember to take it back aboard before taking off as I have before. They are in the same water they came out of and I have done this in the middle of August and they stayed alive.
Be safe and good luck fishing
That is what we used when we didn't have a live well get the floating one if possible also.
When it's hot here we toss em back if we want them to live
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sounds like tournament fishing, my livewell pumps fresh water in every 5 min or something, runs long enough to circulate the water. Also the lid to livewell is insulated, helps keep the box cooler. I do not use additives because they will just run out overflow while pump is running. I see guys add a couple ice cubes at times if real hot.
I appreciate the suggestions. We fish 5 or 6 tournaments a year and had several slabs go belly up last summer pumping fresh water on them all day. Several of the guys use coolers and bubblers and never change the water. It seems like their fish are kicking at weigh in. There has to be an easy way.....
When it is hot, I don't go out. Now, just think of all the fish lives I save.
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