help

[the harvester]

i am trying to keep my bait alive and it is not working so well. what i am tyring to do is use my leftover bait later. i go fishing and get home and transfer bait from my bait bucket to a larger bucket and over night lost about 10. i have abubbler in the bucket if that helps,and they are stored in a cold garage. i am only looking to keep them alive for a few days an thats not looking so easy

[Irish Jigger]

Are you adding tap water to the larger container? some times chemicals or the temperature difference can shock delicate fish.

[the harvester]

i add some tap water plus the water in my bait bucket . are there any additives i should put in there

[SeaDog1]

Don't use tap water direct.
Put water in some kind of clean container then any product that neutralizes chlorine and metal such as copper.
Stuff used in aquariums.
You can buy said neutralizers at any pet store or Wall-Mart.
Wait a bit then the water should be safe to add.

[the harvester]

can i add the neutralizers to tap water? or do i have to use bottled water

[SeaDog1]

Yes! Add to tap water!!!

[the harvester]

thanks 4 the help seadog1

[Polar]

Also make sure your water temps are WITHIN a couple of degrees. You can't take minnows that have been outside and dump into room temp water. Shock will occur.

[Irish Jigger]

Fill a bucket and let it sit out for 24 hrs, letting it sit will allow the chlorine and other chemicals to evaporate keep the bucket in the garage to regulate the temp. I used to have aquariums and this technique worked well and as stated in earlier posts you can get additives at a local pet store to speed up the process if need be.

[pooley]

buy livewell treatment, or baitsaver, sold in tackle shops, or cabelas.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/common/search/search-results1.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&selectedPerPage=&hasJS=true&_D%3AhasJS=+&_D%3Asort=+&sort=all&Ntt=livewell+treatment&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1

[1MOFISH]

fill your bucket to the brim before you leave lake bring a spare bucket fill it also i use 5 gallon drywall mud buckets when you get home use the spare bucket to change water each will warm up or chill down equally    hope it helps   mo
ps shiners are delicate you need to get creek bait they are hardy and live long and keep well

[the harvester]

keep it coming guys really appreciate all the help. with bait being 4.5o a dozen i would like to save all the bait i can