Keeping Live Bait Fish Alive At Home and in Transport

In this video, I show what I do to take care of my live bait fish both at home in a homemade livewell and when I'm sitting at my fishing spot and traveling home from a day of fishing.

[@maandpasadventures5147]

The pump in the fish tank produces a lot of heat. I use an external water pump to move water.

[@LONEWOLFOUTDOORSLIFE]

Just subbed, good video, I'm looking at keeping bait at home for a period of time , mainly minnows and bluegills, looks like that would work

[@sheaconnelly4287]

You can use a 5 gallon bucket with a cheap airrattor and lake water to do the same.

[@collinbyers8904]

Good luck keeping them fish alive all week

[@RadRat1978]

Often these galvanized tanks leech zinc into the water.
From what I understand, fish can handle about 0.5% zinc but get stressed at 1.0% and start to die off around 4.0%+ ...
So my question is: have any of your fish died in this tank?
I hear goldfish are resistant to the zinc in galvanized tanks, however.

[@johnnyslayton1974]

What do you feed your baitfish.

[@cutbaitkenny]

hey brother what was the filter in the bottom of the tank? Where did you get it?

[@countryboycharlie9793]

I like it

[@benjaminjackson2026]

What is the name of the black pump in the tank? I’m make one for my minnows. Does it have filters in it to clean the bacteria out of the tank.

[@whiskertango9382]

Hey sorry for the delay, it’s a pond pump from Lowe’s and it does clean the tank. Just needs to be washed frequently

[@woodya08]

What do you like to feed the bait fish when keeping them longer then a few days? I like using the g juice too, works great for shad I usually add a lil salt to my bait well on my boat.

[@whiskertango9382]

I use a pond food I bought on amazon. I typically only keep them for a week anyways

[@bonnieclyde6457]

Hi. Please help. My employer had a big hold tank for small, mediu, large and shiners with an airetaerator in blue liquid. I keep telling him these poor fish need actual Fish FOOD, and he keeps saying that the blue lliquid IS their food even though they are dying like a fish apocalypse. Who is right? I am going to start sneaking them food. Help. Thank you.

[@whiskertango9382]

The blue liquid will provide some nourishment depending on how long he keeps them. Most fish die from lack of oxygen or a dirty tank