livebait well

[willybendit]

last year i was thinking about making a livebait well for my boat after a few phone calls i was given two 30lts blue plastic drums so the work begins i poped round to the local garden center to have a look round the cold water section there i found the fittings & pipes i would need to get this up and running the first job was to work out where the well was going easy enough the helm is on the starboard so the well will go on the portside as i fish on my own a lot the boat needs to be balanced to mount the well i thought about a base as the drums are stored on top of each other a lid would make a good base then it was a case of pluming up the pipes on the inlet side i was going to use a 19mm skin fitting and on the outlet side i was going to use a 32mm with a mesh cover & tap to stop sandeel`s getting out i then fitted a rule 500gph bilge pump on the transome just below the water line then it was a case of running the power lead up to the dash switch along the way i checked the water flow to make sure more water could exit the well than was been pumped in this would give me a good cercalation of fresh water this was then tried out at sea i put 8 makkie in the well at any one time and kept them alive all day while tope fishing out of hornsea , the parts,
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a quick test to see if all works,

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job sorted and the first tope caught using live makkie,

tightlines Alain

[TerryG]

That's a great idea Alain ,

[Rushy]

Brilliant tip Alain, and thanks for sharing

[Padsta Tel]

Good post great idea.

[lee]

I'll be at our garden centre this weekend!!! Looks exactly as I want to do

[robo]

all i use is 2 x 5 gallon plastic drums site one inside the other the inner one drill about 1000 ish holes in it make it like a colander, fill with water when the bait needs aerating lift the inner drum up and down 4 to 5 times it will keep any bait alive for hours with sand eels you need to change the water every couple of hours if its a hot day, its easy one holds the inner bucket in the sea while your mate refills the other one