Raising Deck 3" on 20 MA in Ft LAuderdale

[willydewitt2]

My port stern livewell goes almost all the way to the hull bottom. Very deep. Not sure how many gallons, I think it about 45. It fills from the bottom and spills out a screened out flow out of the side of the cap. It works real well for mullet cause they love to sit on the bottom and slurp up that fresh intake of water not wanting to jump out of the top everytime you open the lid. I have an LED light plumbed in to livewell also. The setup works well inshore, but I don't use it if it is rough offshore cause it puts a lot of weight back there on the transom sitting me a bit lower in the water. Offshore I use an above deck round livewell with a circulating pump with the tank sitting on a rubber mat. Inshore I use both wells with two different baits.

The console is the medium console sold by Birdsall Marine in Palm Beach. I got it 3 years ago for about $650.00, now it sells for $900.00. It is a great fit for the MA and leaves you with much more room on all around.