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V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 02:15 PM
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Just wondering if anybody has this installed in their boat? If so, any feedback?
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 02:28 PM
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Frank the Tank
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Do it and thank me later. They work. Period. They especially help in summer months. Fish are super active with live-well vents as they allow the gases to escape. I have done my own tests and they work like a charm. I don't use sure life anymore or ice, don't need them with VT-2
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 02:30 PM
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ELITE POWER SYSTEMS/ Elite Fishing Products Lithium Battery & Charging Systems, Soft Plastics, Tackle,Tokyo Rigs Tight lines & stay safe out there.Gods blessings
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 02:37 PM
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Thanks gents! Just wanted to make sure before I go cutting holes in boat.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 02:39 PM
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Frank the Tank
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 03:07 PM
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I have them, I can't say for sure it has made a noticeable difference. But mentally it helps me think it is helping the fish in the heat of the summer and eases my nervousness about my fish dying. I still use ice and other products in the summer.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 03:08 PM
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Do it and thank me later. They work. Period. They especially help in summer months. Fish are super active with live-well vents as they allow the gases to escape. I have done my own tests and they work like a charm. I don't use sure life anymore or ice, don't need them with VT-2 what kind of tests, curious...
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 03:25 PM
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Tried without anything, then adding sure life only, then livewell vents with sure life then livewell vents only. Fish did great with live-well vents. Poorly with nothing. This was in summer. Best time to test Is summer. Live-well vents work wonders.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 03:26 PM
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 03:31 PM
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Such as? Does it get anymore real than putting fish in a livewell all day and observing them at end of day? Ya know, like a tournament scenario.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 03:35 PM
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$45.00 is ridiculous! Buy two of these for 14 bucks and install them in your lids ... now you have vents and rod holders if you ever needed them.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 03:37 PM
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$45.00 is ridiculous! Buy two of these for 14 bucks and install them in your lids ... now you have vents and rod holders if you ever needed them.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 03:51 PM
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$45.00 is ridiculous! Buy two of these for 14 bucks and install them in your lids ... now you have vents and rod holders if you ever needed them. Plumbing drain covers work too. Not these ^^^^^^^^
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/10/17 03:59 PM
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I installed a set. Found them on BBC discounted. Haven't lost any fish yet.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/11/17 03:54 PM
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Such as? Does it get anymore real than putting fish in a livewell all day and observing them at end of day? Ya know, like a tournament scenario. yes it does actually. observation is not a test. did you do any water quality tests, read dissolved o2, etc?
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/11/17 04:20 PM
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I figured for $45, why not? I ordered them and installed them on my new boat last week. My partner and I experienced worst case scenario a couple of years ago in TX Shootout. Penalty was a pound for a dead fish- cost us thousands. I am trying to avoid cutting into livewells on this boat to install direct bottled O2, and am hoping these will help me avoid that. Either way, can't hurt.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/11/17 05:22 PM
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Such as? Does it get anymore real than putting fish in a livewell all day and observing them at end of day? Ya know, like a tournament scenario. yes it does actually. observation is not a test. did you do any water quality tests, read dissolved o2, etc? I'm not a scientist and don't make stuff more difficult than it is..... so no. I just fish.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/11/17 08:54 PM
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Such as? Does it get anymore real than putting fish in a livewell all day and observing them at end of day? Ya know, like a tournament scenario. yes it does actually. observation is not a test. did you do any water quality tests, read dissolved o2, etc? I would say that real world observation is plenty good of a test for me.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/12/17 12:22 AM
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The v12 vents work super well. een using them for 3 years and very happy with them and knock on wood never lost any fish. You will like them.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/12/17 01:38 AM
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I have used them for a few years they work great especially in hot summer .
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/12/17 01:42 AM
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I have used them for a few years they work great especially in hot summer . Yep ^^^^^^^
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/12/17 01:45 AM
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I would say that real world observation is plenty good of a test for me. I haven't had a fish die in the livewell in the last 5 years. I don't have any vents so seems real world proof for me that they aren't needed.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/12/17 01:46 AM
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I would say that real world observation is plenty good of a test for me. I haven't had a fish die in the livewell in the last 5 years. I don't have any vents so seems real world proof for me that they aren't needed. Good for you
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/12/17 01:47 AM
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Such as? Does it get anymore real than putting fish in a livewell all day and observing them at end of day? Ya know, like a tournament scenario. yes it does actually. observation is not a test. did you do any water quality tests, read dissolved o2, etc? I'm not a scientist and don't make stuff more difficult than it is..... so no. I just fish. Who cares about scientific testing results. If they work for you and you believe in them then that's all that matters.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/12/17 01:50 AM
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They work great product, price may seem high but worth it in the end.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/12/17 11:39 PM
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Such as? Does it get anymore real than putting fish in a livewell all day and observing them at end of day? Ya know, like a tournament scenario. yes it does actually. observation is not a test. did you do any water quality tests, read dissolved o2, etc? I'm not a scientist and don't make stuff more difficult than it is..... so no. I just fish. Who cares about scientific testing results. If they work for you and you believe in them then that's all that matters. I do. I have done the tests. I hate to see anglers scammed into buying something that does nothing.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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03/12/17 11:55 PM
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So what do you do to help with fish care Senko (I think I know, but will let you answer)?
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 12:58 PM
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[quote=Frank the Tank]Such as? Does it get anymore real than putting fish in a livewell all day and observing them at end of day? Ya know, like a tournament scenario. I'm not a scientist and don't make stuff more difficult than it is..... so no. I just fish. Who cares about scientific testing results. If they work for you and you believe in them then that's all that matters. I do. I have done the tests. I hate to see anglers scammed into buying something that does nothing.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 01:30 PM
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 01:39 PM
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I use an oxygen tank in conjunction with a good venturi system when I have a bunch of fish in the well.
The V-T2 sounds like it would have a slight affect but if you run your livewell on full time its not going to affect it much. The venturi system puts extra air into the livewell and its going to get out through any spaces that are available. If you're not running the air exchange is not going to be much anyway.
I have run no tests but the oxygen system is the best out there. A good venturi recirculation is the next.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 02:04 PM
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 02:22 PM
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I think some of us are failing to see the big picture. This should not be an argument. I am all for anything that helps fish survive in live-wells whether it's using ice, VT-2's or oxygen added to the water or products like Please Release Me....... I am a fan of more fish surviving and am trying to do whatever I can to help and play my part in that. The VT-2's are $45, that's not expensive. Let's all slow down and think big picture here folks.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 03:01 PM
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I just ordered a set from Tackle Warehouse. Will be installing when I get back in town.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 03:06 PM
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I just ordered a set from Tackle Warehouse. Will be installing when I get back in town. Awesome Matt!! Love mine! Debra
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 03:24 PM
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If there is no appreciable difference then you are buying snake oil.
Trying to do the right thing with disregard of it making no difference is still doing nothing'.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 04:42 PM
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I don't see how allowing fresh air to go into the live well and letting bad gas inside the well vent off is a bad thing, especially hot air. It's like the car with windows rolled down or up in the summer when parked... It gets hotter when the windows are up. They look good enough for me, will be on the list for the Blazer soon.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 04:49 PM
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I don't either. I just don't understand people being against them. It's amazing. At least people are making an effort. I'm not sponsored by them. I'm just an idiot who saw they made a huge difference in my fish in the live well. No ice, no nothing, just added them and the fish were very lively compared to a few weeks prior when I had a fish die in live-well without the vents. I think we need some perspective here people.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 04:51 PM
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If there is no appreciable difference then you are buying snake oil.
Trying to do the right thing with disregard of it making no difference is still doing nothing'.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 05:15 PM
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I'm not against them....but without scientific data I am not buying it.
I don't think any livewell lid is truly air tight.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 05:16 PM
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[quote=5Redman8]I'm not against them....but without scientific data I am not buying it.
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May I ask a question: do you run a Ranger or use Oxygenator?
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 05:20 PM
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I have a Ranger and the Oxygenator was installed before I bought my boat.
I have had fish in the livewell with and without it on......not sure I can tell a difference.
I'm not bashing them or you if you have them but there are so many things sold just to play on people's conscience.....I'm not rushing to buy them until I see some significant data proving they are valuable.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 05:28 PM
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Thanks, I appreciate your line of thinking and your comments. I guess there are 2 things I struggle with though. 1. They're only $45, so they're not an expensive item like if they were $445. 2. I have read many, many instances of real-world tests and seen it with my own eyes of people who are not sponsored (myself included), that simply added them and saw a HUGE difference in the condition of their fish, ESPECIALLY in summer when it's hot. I guess I am failing to see what further proof you need and if seeing for yourself is not enough. And please know, I am for someone running an Oxygenator if that's what they want to do to try and help fish care. I just don't understand people who are so vehemently against them.
Note: there also seems to be a common thread between those people who are strongly against the vents and them running Rangers and Oxygentors, but I haven't yet figured out why. Just a fact I've noticed, but can't find a correlation.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 05:44 PM
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These things have been out long enough that opinions are formed. I doubt anyone is going to change their mind. You either see it as $45 and money well spent or a company charging $45 for something that costs a few bucks to produce and with no tangible impacts.
From the time I first read of them I felt like more air was exchanged by simply culling fish and the opening/closing of the lids than what these can introduce by the small diameter opening.
Using the analogy of the windows of a hot car... Are you going to crack them and let air exchange, or are you going to roll them down?
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 05:51 PM
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Any issue with a partner stepping on them and it breaking. Are they tuff enough?
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 06:02 PM
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yes, no problems, they're flush with the floor
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 06:07 PM
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Any issue with a partner stepping on them and it breaking. Are they tuff enough? My buddy has them in his Triton and I was back seating with him in a tournament. I stepped on them and messed with them and they seem pretty solid. They actually have a little flex to them which I think is what is supposed to make them hard to break. The rib things just flex slightly under weight.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 07:37 PM
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No dog in this fight, but wouldn't a 4" brass drain grate do the job for less?
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 09:15 PM
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No dog in this fight, but wouldn't a 4" brass drain grate do the job for less? Probably. I had this same thought.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/09/17 09:20 PM
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A for profit company is charging $45 for a product that costs them way less to make? Why would they do that?.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/10/17 12:37 AM
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If you run your livewell full time and you take air from the outside like many good venturi systems do you are in effect forcing the air inside the livewell to leave all the time.
In a tournament situation in the heat of the summer you should be able to take a temp sensor and put it inside the livewell and observe the temps then block the vent and see what the temp difference is. I would be shocked if it was more than a degree or two while the boat is fishing. While on plane it could assist more.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/10/17 12:55 AM
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I'll be adding some to my boat with my next TW order. It gets very hot in the livewell around here in the middle of summer, this system would greatly assist.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
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04/10/17 01:18 AM
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: B3AR]
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04/10/17 01:53 AM
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Barrett
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My live wells do just fine not have a giant hole cut through the fiberglass. When I start killing fish I will look for other methods. Until then its recirculate with Please Release me until noon. Then I put in all freshwater for 25 minutes and then recirculate with PRM for the next 3 hours. Never have killed a fish.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: T-racer @ Mallard Marine]
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04/10/17 03:48 AM
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bbassfishes
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I don't see how allowing fresh air to go into the live well and letting bad gas inside the well vent off is a bad thing, especially hot air. It's like the car with windows rolled down or up in the summer when parked... It gets hotter when the windows are up. They look good enough for me, will be on the list for the Blazer soon. This. You can say these have no benefit or value, but they do make a non-arguable difference. They vent your live well. If someone thinks that is worth $45, then let them pay it. Who are you to get mad at how they spend their money? I can very much vouch for their usefulness. I have not lost a fish one since installing them. A little Please Release Me and the vents are all I need on a tournament day to keep the fish happy. Not to mention, I can SEE that they work. Before installing them in the summer my live wells would be hell to drain and dry out and would leave my carpet wet on the lids. After installing them I noticed that within the the afternoon and night (again, I'm talking summer) that the live wells were condensating and starting to dry on their own. I mention the condensation because of those that claim they do noting. Those vents allow the hot air to rise that creates the condensation, thus, even if minuscule, they do allow more hot air out of the live well while the fish are in there.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: lipjerk]
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04/10/17 12:23 PM
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Debra Hengst
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I'll be adding some to my boat with my next TW order. It gets very hot in the livewell around here in the middle of summer, this system would greatly assist. Good for you Debra
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: B3AR]
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04/19/17 03:44 AM
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blackhorse
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Had 4 bass by 0930 weighin started at 12, all four very active, weigh in person Monte Reagan asked if we just caught them due to being very lively. First time use. Very easy install, just directions on u tube. Price is ridiculous but what isn't on a bass boat?
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: B3AR]
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04/19/17 04:20 AM
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Curtbass
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Im still laughing about the REAL test comment. I'm pretty daggum sure the equipment to measure dissolved oxygen content (which is the oxygen fish can use) costs waaaaay more than $45. Its also the only thing it does. Just how many times has he HAD to use it to perform tests?? Enough to justify the cost of it , I'M sure. I suppose I'm now going to have to spend another $4337.39 to buy a dissolved oxygen meter, a gas-fired electro magnetic spurbifier, a carbon dioxide meter, an ammonia meter & an autochromatic feegulated fish poot detector to know without any doubt that my $45 VT-2 vents work. Kinda like a $400 lure. You can NOT catch the fish on that $8.99 crankbait that the high dollar bait catches. Im sorry, I might get banned for this one , but i couldnt resist.
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ELITE POWER SYSTEMS/ Elite Fishing Products Lithium Battery & Charging Systems, Soft Plastics, Tackle,Tokyo Rigs Tight lines & stay safe out there.Gods blessings
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: B3AR]
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04/19/17 01:09 PM
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BMCD
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If u believe in them buy them. They wont be on my boat unless they are free. But that just my opinion.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: B3AR]
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04/19/17 02:24 PM
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megabucks461
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In the heat of summer I mix Catch and Release in a Gatorade bottle and freeze. Take the lid off and let it melt as I recirculate. Keeps water cool and will allow the cooler water to hold more dissolved oxygen.
Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional!
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: B3AR]
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04/19/17 02:29 PM
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Curtbass
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I use them & i feel anything that allows bad gasses & heat to escape & be replaced with cooler clean air is beneficial. I guess thats just the old firefighter in me. A simple floating thermometer in my livewell on a windless, HOT August day, on a south Texas lake dropped temp in MY livewells over 10 degrees after i installed them. I think they help. Along with G-juice frozen in gatorade bottles for slow release & cooling,&continuous recirculation. Tight lines & safe trips to everyone.
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ELITE POWER SYSTEMS/ Elite Fishing Products Lithium Battery & Charging Systems, Soft Plastics, Tackle,Tokyo Rigs Tight lines & stay safe out there.Gods blessings
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: B3AR]
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04/19/17 02:32 PM
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Curtbass
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Just at tell your co angler: Dont drink the blue gatorade with no labels on them. LOL!!!
ELITE POWER SYSTEMS/ Elite Fishing Products Lithium Battery & Charging Systems, Soft Plastics, Tackle,Tokyo Rigs Tight lines & stay safe out there.Gods blessings
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: B3AR]
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04/21/17 06:35 PM
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Vetbassman
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I have a new one from Tacle warehouse for sale if anyone is interested. $35 shipped
Ray
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: Frank the Tank]
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04/21/17 08:27 PM
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Fishinfellow
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I'm not sponsored by them. Could've fooled me...
Thats my money fish Kris Winhold
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: Fishinfellow]
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04/21/17 08:34 PM
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Frank the Tank
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I'm not sponsored by them. Could've fooled me...
Jesus loves all of us
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: B3AR]
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04/22/17 09:53 AM
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sight fisher
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Gene Gilliland who is the conservation director for BASS told me it is the best $40 you can invest. That is good enough for me.
Last edited by sight fisher; 04/22/17 09:56 AM.
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: B3AR]
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04/22/17 02:19 PM
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Vetbassman
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Still have a new one for sale Text/cell: 717-713-4218
Ray
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Re: V-T2 livewell ventilation system
[Re: sight fisher]
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04/22/17 05:49 PM
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Debra Hengst
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Gene Gilliland who is the conservation director for BASS told me it is the best $40 you can invest. That is good enough for me. ^^^ This..^^^^ Glad my "Bug" has em on her live well lids. Debra
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