X-13 Front Hatch As A Live Well???

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Originally Posted by Grego

I forgot my battery once and was able to keep 3 macs alive all morning long. This past weekend I had a nice bass that I kept in case nobody had anything worth while to weigh. It lived in there for at least 5 hours and happily swam away with a lot of spunk when I released it. I did absolutely nothing to the front hatch, just unplugged the plug I had in the scupper hole to let the water go freely in and out. If you don't have to change baits frequently and your only going to carry 3-5 or so mac type fish (hardy) the front hatch will work without doing anything. It will get old real fast if you have to change baits every 15 minutes, sliding your way up there isn't the most convenient thing to do.

Where in Texas are you fishing? I fished Galveston once....got me a "Gulf Coast Slam"....one of them redfish, speckled sea trout, and a flounder.

i usually go to the corpus / port aransas area. i used to live there so i still have places to stay and i know the area fairly well. flounder are a nice treat. you kinda have to target them specifically or luck into one while throwing for trout and reds. that's one fish here that i've always had a difficult time catching consistantly.

i guess what i'll have to do is fill the front hatch to different levels and see how much water is too much. what it naturally holds might be perfect...i haven't tested it yet.

i was going to install a threaded pvc coupler so that i can either cap it off (plugged) or have a length of pvc pipe so that it drains down only to the level of the top of the pipe. when i'm drifting or sitting still, i'm generally side saddle so the reach is no big deal.