livewell stank

[William Novotny]

My hobie livewell has been getting used quite a bit and for the most part ive been using alot of anchovies. I rinse it very well after every use including pulling the pump cartridge out and checking for debris. It still smells luke dead fish. I store my gear inside but cant figure out how to beat the stank. Is there some way to deodorize the tank that won't transfer odd chemical odors to my bait when I use it?

[DanaPT]

You may have a dead anchovy that crept its way into either the motor/pump or behind it. So give it a looksie around.

I recently had two little guys decomposing in my livewell and one in my bilge-pump (got sucked up when I attempted to drain the live-well). Stunk up the garage pretty good, but once cleared no more stink!

[Steve W.]

Originally Posted by William Novotny

My hobie livewell has been getting used quite a bit and for the most part ive been using alot of anchovies. I rinse it very well after every use including pulling the pump cartridge out and checking for debris. It still smells luke dead fish. I store my gear inside but cant figure out how to beat the stank. Is there some way to deodorize the tank that won't transfer odd chemical odors to my bait when I use it?

LMAO...not sure if this is the case with your tank. I have a Hobie live well too...I went fishing one weekend and rinsed everything really well at the end of the day. Went to work Monday morning and when I came home that evening and opened the garage, a raunchy fish smell hit me...I searched everywhere...then it dawned on me to look in the rod holder. There it was....an anchovy must have jumped out of my tank and was in the bottom of the rod holder....rinsed it out and the smell was gone.

[easyday]

Haha had the anchovy in the rod holder stink as well but my buddy had smashed 6 of them in there as a joke.......

[William Novotny]

Thanks guys. 3 whole chovies, inside the motor. Next priject I making a wire screen at the intake nozzle and the pump spout. Tired of this smell after every outing.

[dorado50]

I'm the opposite. If it don't smell like fish I'm not fishing

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by dorado50

I'm the opposite. If it don't smell like fish I'm not fishing

X2 there. But my wife wont let it come in the house smelling like rotten fish and with so many sticky fingers now a days not wanting it stored outside were it can get grabbed.

[Raskal311]

Originally Posted by easyday

Haha had the anchovy in the rod holder stink as well but my buddy had smashed 6 of them in there as a joke.......

I know what i'm doing after our trip tomorrow!

[Jimmyz123]

Doesn't that just had to the seasoning of the bait?

[taggermike]

I lost a squid in my hobie tank. Real nasty. I give the tank a more thorough wash and inspection now. Mike

[easyday]

Originally Posted by taggermike

I lost a squid in my hobie tank. Real nasty. I give the tank a more thorough wash and inspection now. Mike

Bad Squid is by far the worst smell:thumbdown: