BW 5/30/15

[lund1]

Easy ales (big!) at the dock light last night. Fished the usual BW haunts. I marked quite a few small schools but only caught 2 fish , 5-6 lbs each. Both on free lines . Down rods were nervous but never really hit. I watched a Striper just knock the hell out of a ale on a flatline...slapping him all over the place. He just never really ate him. It's the closest I will come to a Yam - like action video.
Kids reported breaking fish at the cliffs yesterday evening while they were burning my gas.
Water temps at 78. I think I'm gonna go buy a long hosed pump setup to refill my tank this year. The 35ga SBT is fantastic, but I'm sure a few bucketfuls of surface water will kill the hard earned bait.
As I came in this morning the traffic was picking up big time. Lots of boats making the largest wakes possible.

[mwardncsu]

Definately get a deep pump, fill with well water or use ice. Temps are getting to where you don't want to be using surface water for alewifes.

[lund1]

Mike,
How do you run power to the pump at 20'? Won't an outdoor cord short out when submerged?
Probably a stupid question but I've gotta ask it.

[mwardncsu]

Here's my setup

smlfishingforums.proboards.com/thread/1219/deep-water-pump-rig


However - I know some guys use AC Extension cords and the plugs for such a purpose and it's not watertight and it works - but I'm just not sure about potential stray current, etc - Brian can probably answer that part and any risks.

The other thing you just need to be careful of is if you have +12V DC gear wired using 110V AC plugs / sockets that someone does not accidentally plug it into an AC supply.

[mwardncsu]

Another option to my setup - which keeps the wiring short - is to use a thru-hull pump and connect an output hose to fill the tank and then one more sections of hose on the intake side. Connect a weight to the intake hose and set the pump in the water. Water will find its level I the intake hose and as you start the pump - even if the pump is just a few feet in the water - you'll draw water from the depths.

[archenemy]

Yep mike I use the extension cord and it works great. However I did plug my pump into a 120v and quickly went online to purchase a new pump.

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[mwardncsu]

May 31, 2015 9:17:19 GMT -5 archenemy said:

Yep mike I use the extension cord and it works great. However I did plug my pump into a 120v and quickly went online to purchase a new pump.

We have a winner!!!!