Keeping Fish Alive

Was wondering how you guys keep your fish alive at the tournaments during the hot months. I know that most of them won't make it , just throwing them in a live well.....will they?

Hope to break out of my shell next year, and fish some FJ's with yall. Just trying to get my "ducks in a row"

Thanks!!

Aint gotta have em alive to fish FJ's but it helps.. During June and July we Just use a Big cooler with lake water and a frozen gallon jug in it.. They make it most of the day... really need to keep the water recirculated and cool.. a little oxygen and some additives really do the trick too

I have fished tournys for years and the best way is to run straight oxygen either in your livewell or sometimes I will use a 150 qt cooler and run my oxygen into it.

Oh ok....cool..I just figured they had to be alive..Thanks

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Originally Posted by BigBlue

Aint gotta have em alive to fish FJ's but it helps.. During June and July we Just use a Big cooler with lake water and a frozen gallon jug in it.. They make it most of the day... really need to keep the water recirculated and cool.. a little oxygen and some additives really do the trick too

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We pop their air bubble and that usually does the trick.

Dont kow about this boat but my other one would hold em real good but I kept the pump runnin

In tourneys only keep the number of fish you need in the livewell.Keep a constant circulation and ice.And always clean out your livewell after every trip.And you will be fine.

Thanks for the tips everyone....I'm just use to puttn them jokers straight on ice!!

Oxygen, try to keep water temp between 70-75 degrees, change out water occasionally to reduce ammonia build up. Those fish will jump out of the weigh basket!!!

I have two BIG livewells in my Ranger. Keeps them frisky all day, no O2 or ice required.

i give each one a little sugar and they live for weeks :biggrin

I used a cooler on the rear deck with a Frabil bubbler this weekend and they were fine!! I did treat the water with Better Bait because I kept my minnows in it too. The water stayed cool from ice we put in it the night before.


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Turn the aerator and recirc pump on auto and add the slabs. The only dead ones are the gut and gill hooked ones. When they hit that 5 gallon weigh in bucket at the end of the day; now that's a different story.