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It just seems that it is a fine line when placing such a large piece of equipment into your kayak. Like the guy said on the web page for the pet food live well, that was the reason that he also used the bait well for dry storage, when not live bait fishing. He just could not justify putting such a device together for possibly a dozen times fishing per year, seeming to refer to how many times he goes live bait fishing. For those who go live bait fishing alot, such as live line fishing, it may be worth the time and space investment. As most know, for me, who likes to troll, chum and drift fish in open water, such a setup may not be the best solution. However, with that said, for the do-it-yourself kayak fisher, the pet food container or a 5 gallon bucket version, seems to be the best that I have seen yet.
For the kayaker, I think the angled entrance to the pet container live well, would make it easier for the kayaker to get into the live well, made easier with the use of a bait net. This may alleviate the need for a hard turn around in the seat by the kayaker. Sitting side saddle would make for a somewhat casual rebait. Not being completly round may be some concern with the pet food container, but you may offset some of that by the direction of the spray, having the current going around the square form with moderate speed, would cause the fish to swimm in like direction. A long rectangle may be a little different. I like the hand pump bulb type primer to prime the system and not having the pump intake and discharge hanging over the side of the kayak. I use a similar primer for my fish tanks when they need prime.
My comments were aimed at me, being a bait bucket sort of live bait fisher. I don't do alot of line bait fishing. The only live bait fishing that I really do is live shinner fishing. Someday, I may give the bridge a try again. I like chimo's description of his live baitwell last summer. He said he would simply flood the tank well behind the seat of his kayak, with no container, just the tank well and put his spot in there. He said it worked just fine. One needs to adjust to their own conditions. How many spot does one really need for a day of fishing. Of course, with that said, there are also those fisherman who believe that having a full baitwell is like having money in the bank.
It is so interesting when kayak fishing. Good luck.
For the kayaker, I think the angled entrance to the pet container live well, would make it easier for the kayaker to get into the live well, made easier with the use of a bait net. This may alleviate the need for a hard turn around in the seat by the kayaker. Sitting side saddle would make for a somewhat casual rebait. Not being completly round may be some concern with the pet food container, but you may offset some of that by the direction of the spray, having the current going around the square form with moderate speed, would cause the fish to swimm in like direction. A long rectangle may be a little different. I like the hand pump bulb type primer to prime the system and not having the pump intake and discharge hanging over the side of the kayak. I use a similar primer for my fish tanks when they need prime.
My comments were aimed at me, being a bait bucket sort of live bait fisher. I don't do alot of line bait fishing. The only live bait fishing that I really do is live shinner fishing. Someday, I may give the bridge a try again. I like chimo's description of his live baitwell last summer. He said he would simply flood the tank well behind the seat of his kayak, with no container, just the tank well and put his spot in there. He said it worked just fine. One needs to adjust to their own conditions. How many spot does one really need for a day of fishing. Of course, with that said, there are also those fisherman who believe that having a full baitwell is like having money in the bank.
It is so interesting when kayak fishing. Good luck.
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