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  1. 06-15-2025, 02:45 PM #1
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    I would like to find a long or 2 smaller soft side coolers to put in my livewell. I would add ice packs and/or ice slush for keeping crappie cold. Anyone with experience or suggestions? Puncture resistant would be a plus
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    Sounds like a disaster to me, I think the fins would puncture a soft sided cooler. I had one that was punctured by a cap on a beer bottle, it was only a couple weeks old
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpa View Post
    Sounds like a disaster to me, I think the fins would puncture a soft sided cooler. I had one that was punctured by a cap on a beer bottle, it was only a couple weeks old
    Correct. I hope that lining it with reusable ice blocks will prevent that.
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    Just freeze water bottles, milk jugs but what’s worked best for us are orange juice plastic bottles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by keeferfish View Post
    Just freeze water bottles, milk jugs but what’s worked best for us are orange juice plastic bottles.
    Yup, no need to overthink it.
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    we use frozen water in bottles in these parts in "some" livewells
    but if it's going in the livewell , why not straight to ice chest ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by keeferfish View Post
    Just freeze water bottles, milk jugs but what’s worked best for us are orange juice plastic bottles.
    I also use my OJ bottles--if one starts leaking, I just recycle it and get another one from the recycling bin or just finish the next bottle in the fridge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ketchn View Post
    we use frozen water in bottles in these parts in "some" livewells
    but if it's going in the livewell , why not straight to ice chest ?
    That's too easy--some of us (like me) have a weird obsession of keeping fish alive until we get home and then throwing them on ice. Yes, it'd be a lot cheap if I quit using my livewells for fish and just threw my fish on ice in a cooler.
    If I'm not at work or taking kids to their activities, you might find me on "The Rez" fishing. If not there, I could be in the garage working on my boat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ketchn View Post
    we use frozen water in bottles in these parts in "some" livewells
    but if it's going in the livewell , why not straight to ice chest ?
    I don't want to give up floor space for ice chest when I already have a built-in storage area.
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    I freeze water in plastic coffee cans. Can take lids off and as ice block melts the water stays cool. Works good if the intent is to keep fish alive.
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