Reply With QuoteThey get the bends from coming up too fast. Plus, the water in the livewell is a tad warm. Cooler is always best bet this time of year.
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Mine died shortly after putting the fish in. pressure or temp change too much?? Gonna toss them in the cooler from now on.
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They get the bends from coming up too fast. Plus, the water in the livewell is a tad warm. Cooler is always best bet this time of year.
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I always use a cooler anytime after April, sometimes before depending on the temps.
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Way to hot for them in the live well. Like sticking your finger in boiling water.
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Cooler time........
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What about putting ice in the live well? Should keep it cooler than lake water right?
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If you put ice in your live well I suggest putting in a plastic bottle with the cap on and freezeing it. Just putting in ice when it melts the chlorine could kill the fish. Just a thought.
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Yeah, but I'd still stay with the cooler. You'll spend more time monitoring the livewell temp and adding ice etc than fishin....NOTHIN shud get in the way of ur fishin!!!
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IF YOUR catchin them 15-25 feet deep on cranks the stress from being drug to the surface real quick will probably do em in regardless of water temp in your wet well...Originally Posted by JTMavs
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I use a livewell until i get to 5 fish and then they all start going into the cooler. I just have a gravity fed livewell so i'm pretty sure my problems are more related to water temp.
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