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I'm sure it will be fine for all but the hottest of days. I live in MS and for years just used a 5-gallon open bucket with no ice, (just a little water) in my 14ft jon boat. Especially in the winter/spring/spawning time. I always kept a 40qt ice chest in my pickup. When done for the day I would dump the bucket into the cooler.
Don't over think it. A similar cooler and some block ice (freeze quart size water/gatoraid bottle or fill a tupperware container (lid off) and dump in). After you get a layer of fish, just lift the 2 or 3 chunks of ice to the top and layer some more. I like the simply lid of the igloo playmate.
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I think that will work most days. Maybe put a frozen gallon milk jug on the bottom in the middle and put an unopened sack of cubed ice in it. Put fish around the gallon jug and start layering the cubed ice out of the bag as needed.
Ok a little more time here, the bag I used on my kayak was from BJ's but similar to my post above . I carried several umbrella bags from front of grocery stores to drop fish in prior to putting in bag to reduce a little slime. Kept a 2 litre of water frozen in it and kept fish great for day trip. Easy to rinse out and hang upside down to dry.
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Use the water cooler and put in a jug or two of frozen water and then add water to the cooler. The cold water will surround all the fish and keep them perfectly chilled through an through. Experiment to see how much ice and water will last how long and make adjustments as needed.
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I feel that the cooler, ice, water will be better than a fish basket that sits in the hot surface water. I think I will give it a try.
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I have not put a fish in a basket or a stringer in 40 years, always a cooler with ice. Fish clean better when they are ice cold.
Drinking cooler will work . No different than frozen bottles on bottom of cooler and some fish not touching bottles . :twocents
I know you said floor space is at a premium, but what about one of the marine coolers that can also serve as a seat? I have one of the big ones (girlfriend got it at work), but maybe a smaller one like this Robot Check?
I use a soift cooler that they sell and SAMSand other big box stores. Fill it with ice and a little water. Doesn't slide or tip over and keeps my fish cold as long as I am on the water.https://www.samsclub.com/p/mm-insula...p_product_1_10
Plus lots cheap.