Mackeral & Herring

[179]

Here is a question. Last season the mackeral were running at the exact same time that the herring run was in full swing. My question is could I keep a mix of mackeral and herring, together in a penn at my slip??????

[Van]

I dunno about mixing, but have you had luck keeping macks alive in a pen?

For how long?

I am tempted to try it this season.

[179]

Van,
I never tried keeping the Macks in the penn, I always caught them and threw them into the livewell, or froze them for chunk bait.

[Van]

yea same here, but it would be nice to have some live after the schools have moved on ...

I might give it a try, but I'm thinking the pen may have to be real big to support bigh fish like macks.

[Mr. Sandman]

I think if you have a good flow of water over you bait cart, you may be able to keep mac's alive. They like a lot of Oxygen and cool water. If the water is more stagnant like deep in a marina...you may suffer some mac deaths. (I normally freeze them but I have not seen a lot of macs in a while)

[Mr. Kav]

i won't mind if you guys tell me where these herring and mackeral pens are going to be. hehehe

[Van]

Kav:

Maybe somday I'll have a slip next to yours.!!!

Then you can have all the live macks you want ...

[Clammer]

179 I.d be very surprized if the macks make it in a pen//////

[Van]

Clamdigger:

I kinda agree with that, they are a fast swimming deep water fish
that may just croak in a pen.

But,,,
How about in a (cut in half) 55 gal drum with pumped seawater?
So that it creates a small "current" in there??

[Mr. Kav]

Hey van how about we keep a few slips vacant between us and have a huge pen for the macs. we might need some sabaki rigs and fish for them all over again though. hehehe

[Clammer]

I just think they need too much air & I agree with the speed they swim at , I,ve had trouble keeping them alive =just after jigging them up, they only luck I have had is with a very large oval tank =pumping alot of water thru ////

[Van]

Hmmmmm Mackeral.......