Hobie bait tank fix.

[Matar]

Ok.
So i need some help with this, I have only found in one other thread that someone talked about a fix for clogs on the pick up tube. I tried to cover the main opening with a wire screen and i still have problems with it getting cloged by smaller particals that i can not clear on the water or not blocking the hole enough that something else jams the pump.
Please lets see your fixes or tell me about what you have done to fix this problem.

Thank you

[Chuck D]

Just clean your pump after every use, I do it when I break down my gear takes less then a minute.

[Deamon]

Originally Posted by Chuck D

Just clean your pump after every use, I do it when I break down my gear takes less then a minute.

That doesn't help when the eel grass sucks up and bogs down the pump. Nothing like trying to clean your intake loaded down with gear while out on the water. I took a small piece of window screen, covered the intake, wrapped some duck tape around it and about (10) trips later it's still good to go. When the tank empties, scales will build up inside the tube so you'll need to flush the scales out when cleaning up...cheap, cheap...hope this helps.

[fishingfiend]

Originally Posted by Deamon

That doesn't help when the eel grass sucks up and bogs down the pump. Nothing like trying to clean your intake loaded down with gear while out on the water. I took a small piece of window screen, covered the intake, wrapped some duck tape around it and about (10) trips later it's still good to go. When the tank empties, scales will build up inside the tube so you'll need to flush the scales out when cleaning up...cheap, cheap...hope this helps.

Great idea! I'll be doing the screen trick too.

Not to threadjack, but any thoughts on replacing the pull out switch? I accidentally bumped mine off last week and rolled a tank of bait.

[Matar]

Originally Posted by Deamon

That doesn't help when the eel grass sucks up and bogs down the pump. Nothing like trying to clean your intake loaded down with gear while out on the water. I took a small piece of window screen, covered the intake, wrapped some duck tape around it and about (10) trips later it's still good to go. When the tank empties, scales will build up inside the tube so you'll need to flush the scales out when cleaning up...cheap, cheap...hope this helps.

I have the screen and it gets all gumed up with all kinds of crap all the time, the last time it was this jelly like substance that was not to bad but clogged up the screen. Lost most of my bait by the time i got to the kelp.