keeping bait fish alive

[Tarpon4me]

That's actually the trick, a whole lot of holes. If you ever walk down a peir on the east coast, you'll see 20 or 30 ropes tied to the railing. Those are 5 gal bait buckets with holes drilled in them. I made one out of a blue 50 gal drum one time, just to use for keeping Menhaden alive. Even that wasn't bad pulling up. If you put enough holes in it, the water is drained out before you even start pulling it up good. Just make shure the side you tie of on is the side the wind is blowing towards. (helpful Hint)[cool] Atleast on a peir, or else your bucket will go under the peir and get tangled up on pilons. Also make sure that the holes you drill compliment the size bait you're using. If you're using larger bait, drill less holes but bigger holes. If the bait you're using is small, drill lots of little holes.
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