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Do I need a bait tank?
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:05 pm
I'm getting into jug fishing for big catfish, and the Blues and Flatheads here prefer live shad as bait.
I purchased a good cast net and have refined my net throwing abilities to where I am competent enough to catch shad.
Problem is where to store these shad before getting them on jugs. I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on a bait tank just for jug lining catfish.
Will a 5 gallon bucket suffice long enough to get the shad in the water on a jug, or will I need to get some sort of aerated bait tank?
TIA for your help
I purchased a good cast net and have refined my net throwing abilities to where I am competent enough to catch shad.
Problem is where to store these shad before getting them on jugs. I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on a bait tank just for jug lining catfish.
Will a 5 gallon bucket suffice long enough to get the shad in the water on a jug, or will I need to get some sort of aerated bait tank?
TIA for your help
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Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:06 pm to dawgfan1979
Academy sells 5 gallon buckets already rigged up.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:08 pm to Cadello
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Academy sells 5 gallon buckets already rigged up.
With an aerator?
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:10 pm to dawgfan1979
Yes...I think I paid like $25.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:11 pm to Cadello
The pre rigged ones at academy work well?
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:11 pm to Cadello
Ok..im on their website now checking them out
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:15 pm to Cadello
Posted on 6/23/12 at 7:39 am to dawgfan1979
I would think shad are a lot like pogies, and if so, you will need a fresh water recirculating fairly large system to keep them alive for any length of time. You can make your own with a bilge pump and some hose and a plastic garbage can. Size according to the size of your boat and how many baits you're trying to keep alive.
Posted on 6/23/12 at 8:16 am to Icansee4miles
Live well!
Posted on 6/23/12 at 9:11 am to dawgfan1979
Buy a 55 gallon drum with a cover. Buy a GOOD aerator like they have at bait stands($150.00 bucks or more). Cut out hole in top so aerator can drop in.
I have a cage at a friend's pond that I put bream in. I put them in the livewell of my boat when I go set lines. I put a board over the hole with a hole cut out to drop my aerator in it for the trip there and while I'm setting.
Posted on 6/23/12 at 5:57 pm to Pectus
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Live well!
I think this is what Im going to do.
The catfish in any quantity are to big for it anyway.
I just cant justify building or buying a huge bait tank just for running jugs.
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