Quote from: SpeedyStein on September 13, 2024, 04:58:16 PM

Right on, thanks for the report!  Which Gulp baits do you use?  I've tried the4" and 5" grub/swimming mullets, but not enough to really have any luck with those.

5-inch swimming mullet pearl white

Quote from: SpeedyStein on September 12, 2024, 02:22:04 PM

Quote from: The Gopher on September 12, 2024, 01:50:45 PM

I don’t add any water on purpose, but it winds up with maybe an inch by the time I’m done. When it’s warmer out, I toss a couple of frozen plastic water bottles and that keeps early morning fish cool long enough.

Gotcha.  That is pretty similar to what I do for crab.  I have a bucket that I drilled a small hole in the bottom, and just bungee it down.  A little seaweed to help keep everything moist, toss the crabs right in there.

I've just tossed fish in a burlap bag in my tankwell before, and that works reasonably well on my kayak too.  I never thought about a tub before though. 

Any concerns about it filling with water and making it difficult to re-right in the event of a capsize?  I helped a kayaker a few months ago, he had a "blackpack" type box strapped to the rear deck, and it was nearly impossible to re-right his kayak.  He also had taken on a lot of water in the hull, so other factors at play too...

No concerns about it filling up as it’s not attached. The untested rod holder accessory is only for the Sabiki rig rod when not in use.

Every fish I keep gets bled then bonked, and I really don't like the idea of blood in the water. Previously I used a 5-gallon bucket with a frozen bottle of water in it, which worked fine but left lings kinda bent.

This winter, I decided to just put an extra bin i had laying around in the back to contain any fish blood. It's been working great all this year. Bigger fish get tied to a string in case something bad happens, but so far so good. Any trash or broken rigs generated during the trip are just tossed back there as well. Bait bucket just goes on top of everything. It holds my squid and little jars of gulps.

This week, it even got tricked out with a custom rod holder (for a light rod with the sabiki rig) made of duct tape and a used water bottle. Recycle and repurpose, I say. And it's good luck to have something held together with duct tape.