bait tank help

[pascoag icefisher]

I was hoping to set up a bait tack this summer. To keep bait a catch. If you have any good idea or tips about keep bait alive. The best way of doing so please let me know.  I would apprate any insight you may have. Thank You
 

[digger953]

check out some of the archives on here you will find many ideas  best advice is keep them cold and clean water either with a filter or chemicals  some guys use a 55 gal drum i use a old freezer with a filter and areeator  frozen milk jugs keep it cold if you need ideas just ask would be glad to help you out if i can

[jayswimmer09]

make sure the water is cold!!!! warm water=no oxygen=dead fish

[1MOFISH]

make sure the water is cold!!!! warm water=no oxygen=dead fish

had a great idea put a 5 gallon tank in my 300 gallon tank to hold little bait need to post picture cut open a tyler mountain water jug drilled it attached in the bung of the tote tank viola    hope it gives you ideas   mo

[miket.]

i use a fifty five gallon tank with filter to store all my bait in for the ice season. works great, i still have bait from last season left over.

[Pajns]

Thanks MO it did give me a good idea......Get my bait at Imo's place........      

[snohiker]

my left over bait is on the koi pond  now i just have to get the lil buggers out lol

[beeverfishing]

I use a (working) 18 cubic foot chest freezer with an aerator and "easy set" pool pump  / filter.  This will be my first year of using it, But I think it will work GREAT !!

[snohiker]

hey beever you might want to keep that on the warmest setting  it will never shut off and running a freezer all winter could get a lil pricey

[beeverfishing]

 I don't plan on running it often.  Thinking about using a timer to control on / off cycle.  It is in the basement where it is cool, but want to keep the water as cold as possible.  Thinking something like 1/2 hour every 3 or 4 hours..  but will have to experiment and see what works.  Most likely I wont have to run it at all once we get some colder weather as I have it set against an outside wall and the basement has minimal heat.

[mud_n_fun]

Atually once you find the temp setting, just leave it there and on. It wont run constantly. Most all freezers have an above freezing setting. It will only kick on when it needs to cool down.

[beeverfishing]

TY..  I'll give it a try

[jayswimmer09]

i need to find myself a chest freezer or something to use to hold all the minnows i plan on catching this year. my current set up may not hold

[beeverfishing]

I got mine off of the curb !!   I was looking / advertising for several months with no luck when I found mine on the curb.  Not more then a few years old and in perfect working condition.    If I didn't already have an upright (my preference) I'd be using it for this years venison.

[1MOFISH]

Thanks MO it did give me a good idea......Get my bait at Imo's place........      

i had the same idea lets go over to jay's bait shop  lol    mo