Hotter than Hades!

got out after lunch yesterday- man was it hot! gave up trying to wipe the sweat off, just took my glasses off & let it drip! put in at OC and fished piles on both sides of the bridges, water wont a bad color after all the rain, stated getting stained above perfect point- ended up with 14 keepers (9"- 13 1/2") and a nice size white perch....figured i threw back bout 1 (6"-8") for every one kept so bout a 30 fish afternoon....deeper piles seemed best- all on 1/16 oz pink head with bobby garland blue ice....:biggrin

Nice going, good mess for dinner. How come those specks don't have any color or specks?

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Originally Posted by Anchor Man

Nice going, good mess for dinner. How come those specks don't have any color or specks?

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ive had that happen before on really hot days- cant keep em alive in the live well so by the time i get home they seem to of lost their luster- if i think ahead on a day as hot as yesterday i just take a cooler of ice to throw my keepers in....:scratchhead dont seem to hurt the flavor....

NICE CATCH HUNTER

Can you put a timer on your live well? It has always worked for me to keep them alive in hot weather.

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Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill

Can you put a timer on your live well? It has always worked for me to keep them alive in hot weather.

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what does the timer control? plus my boat didnt have a factory live well so i use a Keepalive 30 gal bait tank for a live well- it works good untill temps get up in the mid 90's- i throw ice in it during the day on hot days that seems to help but if its really hot by late afternoon they start rolling up.........

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Originally Posted by hunter1314

what does the timer control? plus my boat didnt have a factory live well so i use a Keepalive 30 gal bait tank for a live well- it works good untill temps get up in the mid 90's- i throw ice in it during the day on hot days that seems to help but if its really hot by late afternoon they start rolling up.........

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OK. If you don't have a live well with a pump feeding it a timer won't help. How do you fill that 30 gal tank?

got a pump with bout 7-8' hose on it drop it over the side & stick the hose in the top, ive tried changing the water during the day but by late afternoon the lake water is so warm it dont seem to help....its my indicator of when i got a mess too, they dont start rolling up till i get 15-20 in there.....thats when i know its time to quit....lol! i keep the air going on it all the time too.......

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If it has an overflow on it you could put something like this on it Amazon.com: Rig Rite Manufacturing 510 Marine Variable Livewell Timer: Automotive . That way it keep putting fresh water in and keeps the fish alive.

It's got a standard thread 3/8" drain spout on the bottom( right behind my homemade bracket in the pic)?you talking bout could install a pump & timer there & take out thru hull ? Hmmm I never been keen on cutting holes in my hull.....LOL!

Guess if I found somebody that welded alumn a fitting could be put in.....

I've got the timer and dual airstones on my boat an its still hard to keep crappie alive in summer. I carry a cooler filled with ice an just throw them in it when caught. got 56 Thursday an 83 Friday, crappie an perch mixed, 15-20ft deep on jiggin spoons. kept a dozen Thursday for supper an clients kept 30 Fri for a family fry. had half dozen Fri from 12-14 inches.

i let the crowds have it this weekend - going back either mon or tue and taking a buddy thursday, thanks for the tip - cc time....