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Post by Live Bait JunkEE on Jun 10, 2014 16:23:02 GMT -5
Hey Guys -- First summer holding bait and wanted to check on the proper temp for the bait tank -- let say water temp in lake is 80 degrees -- it is my understanding that the bait tank should be right around 70 degrees -- it seems when I had it at 60 degrees the bait loved it in the tank, but when put back in the lake, shock set in and they didn't seem to last 5 minutes, I use plenty of salt and a little better bait --
Any advice for summertime bait holding would be great --thanks
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Post by mwardncsu on Jun 11, 2014 8:49:55 GMT -5
The question is what's the temp where you'll be holding your bait in the lake? If you are down-lining at 30-40', its different than pulling them in the top 20' of surface.
That said, when 1st catching them you also have to consider the delta in where you are catching the bait and your tank temp. I filled my tank this weekend with water from 25-30' that was around 60 degrees - surface was 80-82. Caught gizzards and ales under the light and I temp shocked them and they lost a lot of scales.... I wasnt thinking - should have mixed some surface water and had the tank more around 70......
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Post by BentRod on Jun 11, 2014 11:35:41 GMT -5
Good rule of thumb is slightly warmer in early summer..colder in late summer as the forage pushes deep.
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Post by Pete D. on Jun 11, 2014 12:34:12 GMT -5
Kurt last time I saw you out we were talkin about this. Now that the water temp is 80 I try and keep my tank between the temp of the depth I am fishing and the surface temp. You can expect the water temp 30' down to be somewhere around 65 degrees. I try and keep my tank around 68 or 70. It seems to be a good balance between. My baits are normally still alive when I reel them in to check em 15-20mins later.
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