Live Wells

[MrHunters]

ps.... didnt mean to thread hijack

[beamie]

MarshCappa,

What size tank are you thinking of or can you fit and where in your boat would it fit best in the back or front?

I think the best part of this thread is that knowing you don't have to break the bank to keep bait alive. A livewell trash can type doesn't have to stay on the boat all year. Once the macs are gone and if you don't hunt down some pogies you can throw it in the truck.

Van, I really would love an oval tank. I want a fifty Gallon but the only 50's I see are round so I stayed with my rubbermaid.

I think my washdown pump now that I think of it is not 1100gph but 3000 something, quite the flow. Not something I like to run too long without the engine going.

Mr. Hunters. Boy there are allot of ways to troll Macs and hook them. If you want to be sporty just a single 7-8/0 threw the nose. Some like the circle hooks. Sometimes a harness rig with a single thru the nose and a treble near the tail using heavy mono. Or if you really don't want to miss a treble in the nose and tail. Weighted heavy or not weighted. It's all good and just takes practice when to set the hook depending on the type of rig your fishing with. If you want your trophy, 40/50 maybe 60 pounder, if you live on the South Shore it is during mac season. Can't wait.......

[MarshCappa]

Thanks Beamie! I sent PM.

[Van]

Originally Posted by beamie

MarshCappa,

What size tank are you thinking of or can you fit and where in your boat would it fit best in the back or front?

I think the best part of this thread is that knowing you don't have to break the bank to keep bait alive. A livewell trash can type doesn't have to stay on the boat all year. Once the macs are gone and if you don't hunt down some pogies you can throw it in the truck.

Van, I really would love an oval tank. I want a fifty Gallon but the only 50's I see are round so I stayed with my rubbermaid.

I think my washdown pump now that I think of it is not 1100gph but 3000 something, quite the flow. Not something I like to run too long without the engine going.

Mr. Hunters. Boy there are allot of ways to troll Macs and hook them. If you want to be sporty just a single 7-8/0 threw the nose. Some like the circle hooks. Sometimes a harness rig with a single thru the nose and a treble near the tail using heavy mono. Or if you really don't want to miss a treble in the nose and tail. Weighted heavy or not weighted. It's all good and just takes practice when to set the hook depending on the type of rig your fishing with. If you want your trophy, 40/50 maybe 60 pounder, if you live on the South Shore it is during mac season. Can't wait.......

ON THE NOSE !!!!

John my boats only 21 and I put the 40 gal. oval in front of the slash well so i can get around it on either side. I have 1100 going in , and two 1.2" overflows go out over the transom. Keeps over 40 macks alive and kickin all day for MAMA, (hopefully). Last spring suked so time was limited.

[beamie]

Van,

40 Macs is a nice number. Mine does good with the regular sized macs but when you get the macs on roids in there the numbers obviously go down and the ability to swim harder.

The dual overflows are a good idea. So many set ups I've seen lack in the overflow area. If your pumping in....gravity out takes a bigger dia. My set up that I use now is a bit tall but the overflow goes right over gunnel so no need to go out the scuppers or drill any holes. The one thing I still have to remember is I have no check valve in the supply hose, so if I shut the pump off I must yank my hose out or a few minute later tails be slappin the barrel I am sure this is the case with most set ups. Makes a good start to the morning turn crappy until more livies are caught. Actually dead trolled works wonders too, sometimes easier. I haven't been able to fix the problem of a weak bait getting stuck to the overflow outlet and then the tank starts overflowing in the cockpit yet.