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Tried Engle 13 QT cooler with aerator but froze up in 20* today!
I use a 2 gallon igloo, with the screw on lid..Keep that in a five gallon with a lid while in the car or traveling.. Need to modify the handle on the cooler to be able to close the lid on the five gallon..I change the water before I leave, and when I get back..Never use an aerator, and my minnows live till I use them, sometimes a couple weeks (water changes vary depending on number of shiners)...I've seen a lot of buckets with slush on top, they all have aerators running (pumping cold air into the cooler)....Good luck!<°)))>{
If it's so cold that my bait bucket is freezing, I'll have a heater in my shanty, so I just keep the bucket in there.
Mono I tried the igloo cooler and it did indeed keep the minnows alive. However, the water splashing around inside got around the seal and I couldn't get the lid off till I got home and thawed it out. Then I could see the minnow were okay.