Hobie Bait Tank Vs. Thresher Tank.

[dorado50]

The hobie livewell circulates water from the bottom of tank, providing for more livelier and healthier baits.

[erinoo]

I use a small piece of net cut from an aquarium seine /minnow scooper; cost about 2-bits @ Wal-Mart…I also shorten my intake hose so the hose/black end piece sticks out under the yak about an inch or a little less… tweaks worked for me…fficeffice" />>>

[forefrazier]

I have to say that I am a bit disappointed so far with the Thresher tank with anything other than macs. Have not put any 'chovies in it yet but all of my 'dines have been rolling pretty quick when getting bait at the receiver in Dana. Using a 6V batt and over the side bilge pump. Didn't have that problem with the Hobie tank. Might be the rectangular shape or just plain bad bait?? Anyone else notice this?

You will be happy with the Hobie tank...

[erinoo]

I have had the same problem with dines at the reciever at dana in my hobie tank. Not sure if it's the dines or not.

[MVC]

I have used both tanks on my Hobie Revo and I like the Hobie tank much better. You can adjust the water level and you don't have to drag a pump over the side. I have had some problems picking up kelp and eel grass through the intake hose.

[Whizz Bang]

Yep,
With a thresher tank the dines are on borrowed time...even healthy happy ones ripped fresh out of the ocean, if I can, the dine goes from the sabiki to the hook...

I give dines about an hour in my thresher
tank before they are tits up.

[Gino]

i thought the thresher tank was a pretty good product. i was thinking about buying one.your guys reviews are giving me secound thoughts.

the hobie tanks im not much of a fan of, i know some people who have had a couple issues where bait kept diing on them, And they had to modify it or do some sorta change to fix it.

I use an self made tank and i have never had problems with bait dieing. total cost me 60 bucks to make, much more efficient than the $275 hobie tank.

[fishinkid2010]

I've had great luck with my Hobie bait tank. I've ran it all day from 6 am until 4 pm full of Sardines and Anchovies. I've also run it all day full of bass, the battery never died, and the bait and bass were still very lively. The only time I use a screen over the intake tube is when I'm fishing in thick kelp mats. Since I have a Revolution, I did not have to trim the intake tube. I believe though, that other Hobie models require some adjusting.
For me, the self priming nozzle works great. The tank works so well that my friend doesn't even bother to bring his bait tank when he goes fishing with me.