Herring in Bucket Question

[bigfishy]

Haha !!! we call it bait crack! use it when we dont even need it ...gets em goin

[OMC]

Update I picked up 2 doz yesterday but on the way I decided to change gears and when for Lakers instead. I only used about 8 herring during the outing. I got home and transferred the already stressed remaining herring into a cooler with fresh cold well water. This morning there were 2 dead and I changed about have the water and so far they are all good.

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by bigfishy

Haha !!! we call it bait crack! use it when we dont even need it ...gets em goin

The makes of Finer Shiner and Bait Saver have a good website with a lot of information on how to keep fish alive.

Keeping big fish alive in the livewell:
http://www.sure-life.com/images/images/pdf/PRMbro.pdf

Bait Problem Solver Chart:
http://www.sure-life.com/baitPS.html

Products:
http://www.sure-life.com/products.html


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[briansnat]

I was having a hard time keeping herring alive. I was using an aerator and a small cooler. Then a bait shop employee suggested that I get a round, insulated bucket. He said with a square cooler, the herring often all swim into one corner and end up suffocating each other, even though you have an aerator going.

I switched to a round, insulated bucket and haven't had an issue with dead herring since.

[Blackfishhead]

Yes round is better so they can continually swim in a circle like a school of bait. When they swim in the corner they beat there faces up turn red and over stress themselves.

[OMC]

Round cooler would make a huge difference. I have been looking for one may end up with a sports cooler.

[FISHOFF]

I wish herring would be as hardy as shiners. I found over the years, (45) styrofoam insert in a plastic bucket is the key. Generally I don't even keep the aerator on all the time. One of my buddies doesn't even use one. Cold water is also key. 1 dz per bucket and the magic blue powder helps. Maybe the garage is too hot?? Electric pumps are quiet and u can keep the bucket in the house. Back in the day the bulky and heavy paper mache' buckets were in style.