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I have taken 3 buckets. They are short about 3gal I guess 5 gal will work but are tall. main bucket will have a hole in the side near the bottom for drain, and you will need a plug for it. 2nd bucket will have a ton of small holes drilled in the bottom.1/8" works great. 3rd buckt is the bottom 2" cut off again drilled with a ton of 1/8 holes in it.
Now fit the 2nd bucket in to the first bucket and scure it wit some screws near the top of the first bucket with 1" screws and wing nuts. the 3rd bucket bottom will have a handle of some kind, I used a 1" band I cut from on of the buckets that I cut and rivet it to the bucket as a handle. You can also use a piece of rope or what ever you have.
Last you will need a cover. I use a Gamma screw cover.
Now what you do is put your eels up to 2 dozen in the 2nd bucket that is now attached to the first, you can cover them with seaweed for longer storage. then you put that 2" tray you made on top of that resting on the wing nuts. Fill the 2" tray with Ice and screw the cover on.
The ice will melt slow and give the eels a slow cool shower keeping them alive for a week!! when they are sitting in the yard you want to leave the plug out of the bottom so the water will drain. This way they can't drown. when you transport you can put the plug in so it won't drip all over your car.
I have used this for 4 years now. A friend of mine came up with it and it works great!!
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