Question for aluminum boat anglers

Hef · 03-12-06, 07:06 PM

Lemme tell you a quick story and get your opinions. This happend yesterday. We had our first tourney of the year and it ended with me being the first loser. I had my limit by 11:00 a.m. and was looking to cull. Water temp was about 54 degrees and Me and partner decided to head up in a creek which turned out to be a warm water discharge from a Dupont plant. Well after being in there for about an hour and half we head out and get back into cooler water and my partner hooks one. Open the livewell and he has one bass "near" the top and so I open mine and I have 3 "floaters". We only had the aireator off for about an hour. Have you guys had a problem like this ever happen? Do you think it was the lack of oxygen, the fluctuation in temperature or a calloboration of both? Any thoughts would help. Them three floaters cost me over a pound and first place.

Hef · 03-12-06, 07:07 PM

the warm water discharge was about 67 degrees.

bass kicker · 03-12-06, 10:21 PM

yes we have had that problem befor

is your live well insolated because thats helps keep them cool and alive

HulaPopr · 03-12-06, 10:43 PM

I'd say that the temp change probbly killed them. Water temeperature changes gradually even as fronts move through, a fishes anatomy isn't meant to adapt that quickly to a change in water temp...even just a 13 degree change.

lizardsrule · 03-12-06, 11:30 PM

If your aerator has auto on it, use it, if not run it constantly. I'm guessing the money lost would've paid for a spare battery. Wouldn't have thought the temps in that range would've done it, but it's possible I guess.

Lizards

Hef · 03-13-06, 06:46 PM

I appreciate it guys.

perkdog65 · 03-15-06, 09:06 AM

Hef,

Not really sure if it was the temp. but if you are concerned with the temp in your livewell, especially in the hot summer months, there are a couple of things that can help with this. If you have multiple fish finders with temp sensors run one of them into your live well and you will know what the temp is and it will alert you if you need to do something.

Another cool idea is to get a couple of those plastic hooks with adhesive backing and a little aquarium silicone and stick one on each side of a corner in your livewell. The night before the big fishing trip take a couple of two liter plastic coke bottles and fill them with water and freeze them. Place one frozen bottle in the corner with the clips and secure it with a small bungy cord and it will keep the temp in the live well down.

And if things don't work out you will always have some cold water to drink later if you don't catch any fish.

K-Driz · 03-16-06, 01:18 AM

I have an aluminum boat and have never had a problem keeping fish alive, even in the summer. The problem is that by having 4 bass in the livewell and not aereating it for an hour, is that they most likely used up all the dissolved oxygen in the water. I usually turn my aerator on at least once every 20 minutes so that the fish have a fresh air/water supply. They aren't going to live without good water.

Hef · 03-16-06, 03:43 PM

I appreciate it guys.

JB · 03-16-06, 04:03 PM

Hef,
we always add this blue chemical to our live wells to keep the slime on them and keep them alive,,

Heres a great article for you to read, its in a PDF(adobe reader)
http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/Res.../livebass2.pdf

03-12-06, 07:06 PM	#1
Hef BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 565	Question for aluminum boat anglers Lemme tell you a quick story and get your opinions. This happend yesterday. We had our first tourney of the year and it ended with me being the first loser. I had my limit by 11:00 a.m. and was looking to cull. Water temp was about 54 degrees and Me and partner decided to head up in a creek which turned out to be a warm water discharge from a Dupont plant. Well after being in there for about an hour and half we head out and get back into cooler water and my partner hooks one. Open the livewell and he has one bass "near" the top and so I open mine and I have 3 "floaters". We only had the aireator off for about an hour. Have you guys had a problem like this ever happen? Do you think it was the lack of oxygen, the fluctuation in temperature or a calloboration of both? Any thoughts would help. Them three floaters cost me over a pound and first place. __________________ U.S. Navy "The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" - Gen Patton

03-12-06, 07:07 PM	#2
Hef BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 565	the warm water discharge was about 67 degrees. __________________ U.S. Navy "The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" - Gen Patton

03-12-06, 10:21 PM	#3
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	yes we have had that problem befor is your live well insolated because thats helps keep them cool and alive __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

03-12-06, 10:43 PM	#4
HulaPopr BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,282	I'd say that the temp change probbly killed them. Water temeperature changes gradually even as fronts move through, a fishes anatomy isn't meant to adapt that quickly to a change in water temp...even just a 13 degree change. __________________ Orland, FL To do list: catch a bass on a c-rig catch a bass on a swimbait

03-12-06, 11:30 PM	#5
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	If your aerator has auto on it, use it, if not run it constantly. I'm guessing the money lost would've paid for a spare battery. Wouldn't have thought the temps in that range would've done it, but it's possible I guess. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too! Last edited by lizardsrule; 03-13-06 at 10:29 PM.

03-13-06, 06:46 PM	#6
Hef BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 565	I appreciate it guys. __________________ U.S. Navy "The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" - Gen Patton

03-15-06, 09:06 AM	#7
perkdog65 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Perry, GA Posts: 88	Hef, Not really sure if it was the temp. but if you are concerned with the temp in your livewell, especially in the hot summer months, there are a couple of things that can help with this. If you have multiple fish finders with temp sensors run one of them into your live well and you will know what the temp is and it will alert you if you need to do something. Another cool idea is to get a couple of those plastic hooks with adhesive backing and a little aquarium silicone and stick one on each side of a corner in your livewell. The night before the big fishing trip take a couple of two liter plastic coke bottles and fill them with water and freeze them. Place one frozen bottle in the corner with the clips and secure it with a small bungy cord and it will keep the temp in the live well down. And if things don't work out you will always have some cold water to drink later if you don't catch any fish. __________________ "Perkdog" US Navy Chief(Retired)

03-16-06, 01:18 AM	#8
K-Driz BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Murray or Smithfield, KY Posts: 209	I have an aluminum boat and have never had a problem keeping fish alive, even in the summer. The problem is that by having 4 bass in the livewell and not aereating it for an hour, is that they most likely used up all the dissolved oxygen in the water. I usually turn my aerator on at least once every 20 minutes so that the fish have a fresh air/water supply. They aren't going to live without good water.

03-16-06, 03:43 PM	#9
Hef BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 565	I appreciate it guys. __________________ U.S. Navy "The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" - Gen Patton

03-16-06, 04:03 PM	#10
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Hef, we always add this blue chemical to our live wells to keep the slime on them and keep them alive,, Heres a great article for you to read, its in a PDF(adobe reader) http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/Res.../livebass2.pdf

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