Tow Bait Tank

[ElectroMike]

I don't have room on my explorer for a bait tank. Does anyone have any good ideas (pics) for a "tow" type bait tank?

[esdees]

Have you looked at making a bait tube?

[rossman]

I saw an interesting prototype that this kid (teenager)
had when he landed at Doheney a couple weeks ago. He took one of those baby boogie boards that you see kids play with in pools. (maybe 24 inches long) He put a leash on it and cut a rectangle out of the center and sank a small laundry type basket or plastic storage tub into the rectangle. It had very small holes so that bait can't escape. Then he took the part that he cut out and made a lid with handle for it. He said he was still experimenting with weighting it properly so it would track well and stay stay upright under all conditions. He said he was also thinking about shaping the basket into a more hull shape for less drag.

He said he had gotten a half scoop of dines in it on that day, and they were still very lively at the end of his 5 hr paddle.

Just when i think there is no hope for the next generation, I run into a kid like this. Pretty engenius

[TheSherThang]

Like they say, necessity is the mother of all inventions.

[madscientist]

Keep in mind that towed bait systems are occasionally chewed on by toothy critters that want the bait inside. Right Kurt?

[Grego]

I took these rarely seen pics of Bacardi Donut Man a couple years ago, the kid probably got the idea from him, he's quite the legend around there

[Handymansd]

Originally Posted by Grego

I took this pic of Bacardi Donut Man a couple years ago, the kid probably got the idea from him, he's quite the legend around there

Hey, I used to get bait from that guy at DP in my "pre-yak" days. I made a sled off of his design for keeping bait alive off the rocks, but never from a yak.

IMHO I think it would be a great treat for the toothy critters, if trolling it behind the yak. I have had a mako go for my bait tube before, so I don't think I would troll that thing behind my yak.