what is the best minnow bucket

[Alamo]

Try a 5 gallon bucket insulator at mollycoolwrap.com there will be more room for minnows without the foam

[Crappie 1]

Cray: How much of that spray foam do you put in the bottom of the 5 gal. pail? Do you also put it on the sides of the Styrofoam liner? Thanks, I got the stuff today to make it with..

[Cray]

Cray: How much of that spray foam do you put in the bottom of the 5 gal. pail? Do you also put it on the sides of the Styrofoam liner? Thanks, I got the stuff today to make it with..

Hopefully you got the low expansion. It docent take much, remember it will expand. If you are using the regular styrofoam bucket, place it in the 5 gal bucket mark the top of bucket about 3 or 4 in below top on out side of plastic bucket, pul out styrofoam bucket then drill some 1/4 in holes around bottom half of plastic bucket to install foam tip, put in a little at a time. The other holes will allow for expansion. Around the very bottom is where you will need the most. The foam will fill the voids and also glue the 2 buckets together. Around the top I use aquarium sealer. It is clear and just run a small bead around top edge to seal. I have found other sealers are to very toxic to the minnows or fish in live wells. I have started using the bucket liner made for 5 gal bucket and it fills bucket up with very litt clearance. A little foam sprayed around the bottom then place liner in before it expands and seal around top. My old bucket with styrofoam minnow bucket inside 5 gallon is going strong after 15 years. Hope this helps and good fishing.

[Crappie 1]

Cray, I gotta tell you. I found a liner that is almost to the top of the 5 gal. pail. I didn't use any foam, it fits really good in there. I'm using minnows that I bought yesterday. Every few hours I put a frozen water bottle in the pail. Have the bubbler going, might have lost 3 minnows...Works great, thanks...

[JUNE BUGG]

thats a sharp idea to thanks GCF

[gabowman]

You used to could buy a sportsman 5 gallon bucket/cooler with a cushion swivel seat on top. It was a 5 gallon bucket with a strofoam liner inside which made it a cooler. Sounds like that would be the trick for a minnow bucket too. Check online or at the sporting goods stores and see if you can still find them.

[Crappie 1]

You used to could buy a sportsman 5 gallon bucket/cooler with a cushion swivel seat on top. It was a 5 gallon bucket with a strofoam liner inside which made it a cooler. Sounds like that would be the trick for a minnow bucket too. Check online or at the sporting goods stores and see if you can still find them.

You can get the 5 gal. pail with a swivel seat, but can't find one with the liner. Thanks. I'm going to finish mine in the morning, and if I can, I will post a picture. Hey June bugg, I know what you mean. Weather here is so windy everyday, mid 30's in the mornings, now we got rain coming in again...

[crappie4me2]

Here is the best thing I have found to use. I bought this Dale Jr. cooler and drilled a hole through the back for the line and puut a frabill air pump on it. I buy 1lb of minnows when I go fishing and they live all day long and bring some home.

[superfly]

I use a 5 gallon bucket. Freeze 2 liter mt dew bottles (cause that's what I drink) I have a cheap power inverter that plugs into the 12 volt lighter plug and an aquarium air pump from Walmart. Works great for me. Just always have at least 2 bottles frozen and keep one in the cooler. When the 1st one melts and the water gets warm just put the other in.

[Crappie 1]

Hey June Bugg, I just finished this up. Nylon strap/a buckle to tighten it. Then I hot glued it to the cooler, drilled a hole in the top for the air hose, hang the Friable Bubbler on the side, and your ready to go. Put your minnows, leaches,etc. Put a cooler pack or some ice to keep em' cool.