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    Ronnie Capps developed a tray for positioning the fish so a large hypodermic needle could be used to deflate the large amount of air trapped in a crappie's swim bladder. This happens when they are rapidly pulled up from deep water. Not sure if this is done much anymore.
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    Capps told me last year, “there really ain’t nothing to managing your livewell water quality even in the hot Dog Days of Summer… if you know how to do that and you also have the right livewell equipment: Capps is an expert at this and knows all about keeping crappie and live bait alive.
    But, if you don’t know how to manage your livewell water quality and you don’t have the right livewell equipment, you are going to have problems every summer and you will worry about keeping your catch and bait alive and healthy all day every summer. Managing water quality is always your responsibility, all day long.

    Pure 100% welding oxygen, maintain 100% DO Saturation continuously

    Change thelivewell water a couple times daily, run livewell in closed system


    Add non-iodizes,non-caking cattle feed salt to support the work of osmoregulation.


    And that’s about all there is to insuring optimum safe livewell water quality all day/all night.


    He said Google:
    Fishing Oxygen Systems Tips, Livewells, Bait Tanks


    I did, I found plenty good information here.

    Your livewell must be dependable and fail-safe, it is a real life support system.
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    what size weight do you use?

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    I have just used a quarter ounce jig hooked in the anal fin, but I prefer the clip like the one posted with a one ounce bell sinker.

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