More Herring

[JohnR]

I received an e-mail the other day with some questions about livewells & keeping live herring that I wanted to pass along & put up some of my reply too. Now I know a lot of you use some different methods so that's why I wanted others to chime in...

[quote]I know you have a keepalive set up, I just had a few questions about it. ...

How do you fill your tank to you just go down to the water and dump the water in, or is there something else to it? [quote] I fill my tank up a little at home but try to add water from where the fish are and where they are going into so there is not too much shock from different water.

If you are by yourself how do you lug it around I'm sure its quite heavy when full of water and fish.

I don't lug it around, I put it in my truck, then the water and herring and unload them with nets at their final destination. If going into a boat, there is a seperate livewell.

Also how do you get the herring in the tank just put them in a bucket and go back to the truck and dump them in your take the whole system out and bring it to the shore to fill it up? (if i was to take it with me i may need 3 fishing buddies 2 guys to carry the tank and one to carry the battery.)

You'd never want to drag a livewell on the beach. Some creative people have rolling carts but it sucks for the beach, The best way is the bucket & basket (I'll tell you if you ask online there are a lot of people that have good methods besides just mine and you would do good to hear everyone pitch in)


*** Again, I just wanted to put this up for other people to pitch in 'cause live buckeye fishing is right around the corner ***