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Most everything has been covered so far. I use a 55 gal. plastic drum cut down to about 40 or so gals. I do not leave this well in the boat unless I am fishing live bait. I use a transom mounted rule pump. I also use a rule mount. It is a big livewell so I like it is removable. When under way the pump wil not pick up the water
but the mount helps with this situation.
It is tilted so when underway water is forced up the hose into the livewell. You can snap the pump in and out so when you are not using it you just disconnect it and it is gone. I am a machinist so I made all the fittings and hose connections myself but most could be bought at Home Cheapo. I usually use the well for herring. I don't even run the pump all the time. I have a cycle switch which goes on for a few min. and then shuts off. Those herring do not have to have areation all the time. Just the fresh sea water every few min. seems good enough. Other species of bait might need additional areation. The main problem I had was how to get the excess h2o overboard. I used two 2" exit hoses and was lucky to be high enough to go over the transom. I can hold 30 or 40 herring no problem. Hope it helps. P.M.
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