$25 dollar bait storage tank

[jigmasterjr]

I was bored being at home so I went out and decided to get some stuff to make a bait storage tank. The container cost-4 the pump-6 the filter-11 and air tube/stones-4 and heres the outcome

[samson]

nice, gonna make one myself now. thnks

[oldfox]

Nice job!...I may try that myself!

[fish_finder]

Awesome, thought about doin that myself.

[Whitefish Slayer]

Awesome, thought about doin that myself.

u gotta have those little things swimming around in it first to make one !!! HAHAHAA
the amount of minnows u catch u could use a plastic cup and blows bubbles in it every now and then!!!

[fish_finder]

 The reason i didnt get any was because daigle set a trap with mine...we both know he's bad luck!

[Whitefish Slayer]

i guess he's bad luck
i go out and catch 50 pikerel the weekend before i take him, we go last saturday and catch 4, go the next day without him and caught 35
haha

[yakk]

i have a simular setup i keep in my bulkhead. but without the filter. same airater, wallys. where did you get your filter?

[jigmasterjr]

i keep it inside right next to the sliding door so i can open it a crack and keep an ice skim on the top, i also bought the filter at wally world

[brookiebomber477]

looks like a great idea...only wonder is what the maximum capacity would be...looks like a good alternative to the monstrosity that ive been dreaming up...for $25 what have i got to lose!

[Mainehazmt]

I started using one like that  but  sides started to collapse on me    switched to plastic 55 gal drum

[jigmasterjr]

ive had seven dozen large shiners in there for about three weeks now

[icesled]

i use i wash sink that i bought at Lowes. it has legs on it. i have air stones in it and a filter. 

[Mainehazmt]

good deal!

[jayswimmer09]

kewl make sure to keep the water cold and change half of the water out at least once a week!!

[shortpole]

The reason i didnt get any was because daigle set a trap with mine...we both know he's bad luck!

Hey!  Easy, that could be a relative!

Paul Daigle

[beeverfishing]

I started using one like that  but  sides started to collapse on me    switched to plastic 55 gal drum

Same problem here, only I built a wooden box around it to keep the sides from ballooning out.

[Scientist]

For a second there I thought I was looking in my basement. Made the a similar set up for herring in the summer time. Even started out with the same 28 gal grey container from Wallmart, but also had the sides collapse so switched to two 48 gal rubbermaids nestled together. Need the size to keep 5 dozen 8" herring alive for two weeks.
For winter fishing and shiners I found the two 5 gallon bucket method more efficient and kept the bait livelier. I bought the largest air pump available, cost about $45. The pump has two air out puts so one 4" round air stone goes in the bucket with the shiners and another 4 " round stone goes in a bucket filled with fresh water from the tap. The chlorine will dissapate after 24 hours in the freshly filled bucket so it is safe to transfer the shiners from original bucket, by a net, to the new one. Rinse the bucket well, refill with fresh water and place airstone back in. I found that transferring them every 3 days is sufficient when feeding the shiners. Also successfully kept 4 dozen alive for over a month. 

[icefshninnh]

filters are cheep at wallmart and they have a ok selection just match the pump and filter to the volume of water in your tank/ tote/cooler i also found the cooler works well and if you dont want to get one now yard sales are starting soon keep your eyes open for filters air pumps and coolers all can be had fpor small change at these sales