re: Help with Live Bait

do a google search for a kayak bait tube. it will produce much less drag than one of those troll buckets. Croaker and shrimp will not survive being pulled around in one of those and when pulled up into the kayak there isn't enough water to left in it to keep enough croaker to matter. I usually go with minnows when in my kayak. They aren't always as effective as shrimp but cost less and last longer so to me it balances out. If fishing Golden Meadow, stop at Pip's (the Shell station near the public launch entrance), he's usually got some lively minnows that will last more than a day in nothing but a 5 gallon bucket and an aerator.