Best bait well?

[capt.dan]

Hi, i'm new to the site and have just gotten into tuna fishing. I'm looking for a live well system that works good. What do most people here use? should i make one out of a polly barrel? or buy one like kodiak? thanks Dan

[mvfish]

Order yourself a "chem tank" from Bobby Boyle down in Lighthouse Point, FL. You can get them in 50 or 100 gals. They are round and work perfect for all types of baits. I keep pogies, bluefish and scup alive all day long! The tank comes bare with no fittings so you can hook it up any way you wish. A few fittings from West Marine and you are all set. The tank will run you about $275 and the hardware and hoses about $75. I run it off my salt water washdown and it works great. It been worth every penny. Don't waste your time with a small one, and make sure it is round in shape.

[hotreels jr]

Just get a plastic 55 gallon drum, you can usually get them for free, they are round, and plenty big.

[mzajac]

Most important thing is that it is round so the bait doesnt beat itself up. Most use plastic drums of various sizes.

[Clint3240]

55 gallon drum, i put mine on the deck and have a drain hose go over the side and i fill at the bottom with a 800gph livewell pump, my deck always tends to flood when its rough out though, scuppers fill with water and waves wash over...but i have a notched transom for 2 outboards so that doesnt help either

[LuckyLady]

Hi, i'm new to the site and have just gotten into tuna fishing. I'm looking for a live well system that works good. What do most people here use? should i make one out of a polly barrel? or buy one like kodiak? thanks Dan

Kodiak makes a decent well. It all comes down to the pump and the flow of the well. Have you found any that you are considering? Maybe we can do a pro and a con on it and give you a better idea of what is what

[capt.dan]

Yup, i found a white 55gal polyethylene barrel with a 23" dia and it's 38inch tall with a lid. I was planning on fixing it to the barrel and cut out a area from the lid and put in a plaxy glass lid. Run a high speed pick up into the barrel and also have a high flow pump with a outflow near the top. What do you think?

[ironskippy]

I know it is against what everybody else preaches but I think round baitwells are awful for pogies. My hiarchy of shapes is as follows - Oval, Rectangular, Round, Square. I will never own a round baitwell for tuna or bass fishing with pogies.

[getthenet]

I will say that my retangular one in the deck of my seacraft does GREAT with the pogies!

I know it is against what everybody else preaches but I think round baitwells are awful for pogies. My hiarchy of shapes is as follows - Oval, Rectangular, Round, Square. I will never own a round baitwell for tuna or bass fishing with pogies.

[jsa]

Built the attached from a plastic barrel. It will be run from the wash down pump. Just trying to decide how high to put the drain outlet because I don't want it splashing all over the place. I guess if it does I can always clip down the lexan cover, we'll see.

Jack