Battery Powered Air Pump - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Poxy Boggards · 06-12-2013, 12:14 PM

An air pump will not keep sardines or anchovies alive for very long. Maybe if there was like 3 baits in the bucket it might keep them alive for a couple of hours at most.

You need fresh circulating water to keep the temperature, toxins and oxygen levels in a good place for bait to survive.

In my experience, even the best bait tanks only keep bait alive for a finite ammount of time. This is especially true for bait that you buy from the barge which may or may not have a full cure on them.

06-12-2013, 12:14 PM	#10
Poxy Boggards Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 146	An air pump will not keep sardines or anchovies alive for very long. Maybe if there was like 3 baits in the bucket it might keep them alive for a couple of hours at most. You need fresh circulating water to keep the temperature, toxins and oxygen levels in a good place for bait to survive. In my experience, even the best bait tanks only keep bait alive for a finite ammount of time. This is especially true for bait that you buy from the barge which may or may not have a full cure on them.