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Post by medicineman on Dec 11, 2016 16:03:24 GMT -5
Yesterday we caught some gizzards at daybreak. When we put them in the tank they immediately went "belly-up". They honestly looked like they were all dead. However, we put some on some hooks and within 5 minutes of being back in the lake they revived completely. Also, most of the ones in the bait tank revived after about 30 minutes. Was the water in the tank too cold ? Or too warm ?
As an aside, we fished all day and never got a bite. Marked LOTS of stripers, but they all had lock-jaw. Tough day....
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Post by mwardncsu on Dec 11, 2016 16:31:40 GMT -5
What was the temp in your bait tank? Typical in the winter though more so in Jan/Feb - guessing the water may be a little warmer down deep and it's a shock thing. Did they get all red like they were bleeding from their skin/scales?
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Post by medicineman on Dec 11, 2016 18:18:03 GMT -5
We had a few big ones (12 inches" that did get all red. The rest did not get red. Would it make any sense to fill the bait tank from the well at home ? Typically the temperature of the well water is 50-55 degrees
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Post by mwardncsu on Dec 11, 2016 18:46:28 GMT -5
Might be worth trying. We've put some hot tap water in the tank before to warm it some in winter.
What was the surface temps though? I'd bet they were 52 or so - usually we don't see that with the bait till the water gets in the low 40's
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Post by archenemy on Dec 11, 2016 19:47:44 GMT -5
Mike I'm wondering if he is having the same filtration issues I'm having with my tank 😉
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Post by Yam on Dec 11, 2016 21:09:21 GMT -5
Mike I'm wondering if he is having the same filtration issues I'm having with my tank 😉 What? You mean Marlboro light filters don't work well for shad? Maybe you should try Camel? |
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Post by archenemy on Dec 11, 2016 21:55:20 GMT -5
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Post by mississipi on Dec 11, 2016 23:06:46 GMT -5
Had the same thing happen to us sat morning. I got my wife to bring me 2 gallons of hot water to add to the tank and within 30 min they started swimming and was good all day. I think Mike is right that problems start when wt goes in the low 40s which when filling the tank surface water is not much above that.
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Post by medicineman on Dec 12, 2016 9:04:02 GMT -5
The water temperature was actually 44 degrees. Next time I am going to try the warmer water from the well. Thanks for all your input guys !
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Post by mwardncsu on Dec 12, 2016 9:19:14 GMT -5
Wow - that's dropped a lot - cold few days I know.... surprised to hear it was 44 surface..... That almost certainly was the issue then....
guess winter is here.... another couple of cold ones coming up this week.
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Post by Gator on Dec 12, 2016 10:27:05 GMT -5
The water temperature was actually 44 degrees. Next time I am going to try the warmer water from the well. Thanks for all your input guys ! Just be sure to aerate the well water prior to putting your bait in the tank. I have found that well water is much easier to deal with than lake water. |
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Post by coheasion on Dec 12, 2016 11:10:25 GMT -5
The lines for my well water at the boat house have now been winterized....Looks like I need to outfit myself with a similar pump setup that Archenemy uses.
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Post by Gator on Dec 12, 2016 13:54:38 GMT -5
Mike I'm wondering if he is having the same filtration issues I'm having with my tank 😉 What? You mean Marlboro light filters don't work well for shad? Maybe you should try Camel? I bet that pic about killed you..... |
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Post by Yam on Dec 13, 2016 8:41:02 GMT -5
What? You mean Marlboro light filters don't work well for shad? Maybe you should try Camel? I bet that pic about killed you..... I died from laughter. You boys know how to have fun!  |
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Post by Yam on Jan 2, 2017 19:43:33 GMT -5
What was the temp in your bait tank? Typical in the winter though more so in Jan/Feb - guessing the water may be a little warmer down deep and it's a shock thing. Did they get all red like they were bleeding from their skin/scales? Once the water column mixes, the temperature at the surface is the temperature throughout. Warm water is less dense than cold water. I verified this with my temperature probe last week as well. I shared a picture of some mongos I caught last week on my latest fishing report thread. My tank was exactly the same temp as the lake water. Yet, they still bellied up for about 10 minutes. This happens to me every winter. It seems the bait is just fine but stuns very easily in colder water. Not sure the real reason but temperature difference is not it. |
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