What to do about a Live Baitwell??

[ScottM]

FS,
"Buckie" is Rhody-speak for herring (bluebacks, alewives, river herring, etc.). The biggest little state in the Union has quite a few slang terms all its own, right John? [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

Herring are very fragile and require delicate handling. A buddy of mine has an oxygen system in his bait tank and it's like the herring are on crack! You can barely scoop them up they're moving so fast.

[Angel Fish]

Thanks for all the replies guys. FS… I havn't been out in 3 weeks, partly because I had LASIK surgery done on my eyes. But, Mr Af went out today and did pretty good on the Dolphin, apparently they're everywhere now. (I'm super jealous). [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

About the bait, we mostly use pilchards so fresh oxygen is all we need. We were planning on putting in an external well on the starboard side of the boat next to the transom. We are concerned about drilling in a 25 year old boat.

[John R]

FS - what Scott said [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] ... These bait will die with plenty of aerated water if they are left in a cornered bait well. For herring, you actually need a round or oval tank.

And Scott - I am a Masshole too, I just now happen to live in Rhody [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

[ScottM]

Well John, when in Rhody, err Rome... [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]