texasfishingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Power-Pole CS, T-Rigger, JoeGoes, EcKo
119150 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
hopalong 120,565
TexDawg 119,511
Bigbob_FTW 94,879
John175☮ 85,892
Pilothawk 83,259
Bob Davis 81,478
Mark Perry 72,280
Derek 🐝 68,311
JDavis7873 67,416
Forum Statistics
Forums59
Topics1,037,810
Posts13,934,908
Members144,150
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
Print Thread
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3
Homemade shad tank #4157077 11/16/09 06:20 PM
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
F
fmclee Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
F
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
Here are some pics of my homemade shad tank. About $75.00 invested. Not hard to build and it filters the water and circulates/aerates it. And is insulated. Same principal that grayline uses. Works great for me!!! Put about 100 baits in it last weekend! Kept em good for about 24 hrs or more.

http://picasaweb.google.com/leewitte/ShadTank#


Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: fmclee] #4157124 11/16/09 06:35 PM
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,558
G
GoFishNow Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
G
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,558
I like that! Should work just fine. Good that you used a cooler with wheels on it. Remember to add some salt to the water.


Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: GoFishNow] #4157646 11/16/09 08:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,294
R
RealBigReel Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
R
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,294
I built a Bait tank for my Cobra Navagator XF kayak. Water is pumped up through one of the rear scuppers and then into the 5 gallon bucket tank. Drains out the small holes in back of the tank and out the other scupper. Battery duration is 13 hours.
Unless the tank is round or oblong Shad will kill themselves in the corners.


More pictures and project details on TKF:

http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/forum...t+tank#p1270675

Last edited by RealBigReel; 11/16/09 08:49 PM.

RealBigReel
I don't go too fast but I go pretty far.
Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: fmclee] #4157702 11/16/09 09:00 PM
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 52
G
grisher Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
G
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 52
Very Nice.What did you use for the pump/filter tank?


Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: grisher] #4157726 11/16/09 09:05 PM
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 520
RHORHO Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 520
And ..... how much would you charge to build one?


www.rsrlures.com
www.kingscreekadventures.com
I don't know what tomorrow Holds....
But I know WHO holds tomorrow !!
**********************************
Don't count the days .......
Make the days count !!
**********************************


Rhonda Glena
Athens, Tx
Cedar Creek Lake
Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: grisher] #4158343 11/16/09 11:29 PM
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
F
fmclee Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
F
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
One of those ice cube bins from walmart. Cut it down to fit and used the extra to make the divider. hot glued it in ...

Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: fmclee] #4159268 11/17/09 03:41 AM
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 560
Stripers Inc. Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 560
Looks like it will work great!

You've already got hungry cats ready to fish shad out of there smile


Your Lake Texoma Fishing Guide,
Brian Prichard
Stripers Inc.
www.stripersinc.com (Book Online!)
(903)815-1609


Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: Stripers Inc.] #4159282 11/17/09 03:45 AM
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 560
Stripers Inc. Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 560
Quote:
Unless the tank is round or oblong Shad will kill themselves in the corners.


I've always heard the same thing but there was a guy on here that put up a thread where he kept them alive in an aquarium for a week. I've never tested it myself, a 50 gal. greyline works too well to do any experimenting smile


Your Lake Texoma Fishing Guide,
Brian Prichard
Stripers Inc.
www.stripersinc.com (Book Online!)
(903)815-1609


Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: Stripers Inc.] #4159507 11/17/09 05:42 AM
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,558
G
GoFishNow Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
G
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,558
That was me with the aquarium and they stay alive two or three weeks depending on if I change out some water or not. Those 100 baits died because they were overcrowded. I can keep around 24 large gizzard shad in the 15 gallon aquarium. That aquarium taught me allot about how to keep shad alive. I do have a 17 gallon Sunshine/Greyline tank on the boat. Sometimes we stock that with the aquarium fish to save time in the morning and to be sure we have live bait. It is work hauling all that water.


Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: GoFishNow] #4159549 11/17/09 06:24 AM
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
F
fmclee Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
F
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
This cooler has semi-rounded corners in it(if you look closer).
The shad did not bunch up in the corners. I did overload it on purpose. Just as a test. I will put some water in it tomorrow and show you the circular water flow around the tank. It is very good. I'm not a guide and 50 baits will get me thru a very long day of fishing. As well as my limit on stripers. This was just a project for me as I am a Manufacturing Engineer and love a challenge. It does filter the water very well. I just thought someone might want to see an economical way to keep a few shad alive for a day of fishing. We have a 20 gallon purchased round tank also.(Around 300 bucks,and not insulated). I will take some close-up pics for any that are interested in the construction.

Gofishnow... Don't haul water .... get a small bilge pump, drop it over the side of the boat with a long hose on it and pump the lake water right into your tank, and then when you are thru, drop it in the tank and pump it right back into the lake.

Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: fmclee] #4159907 11/17/09 02:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,798
T
Tx Tree Grower Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
T
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,798
I built one last year but I was not pleased with my filter. I am going to steal your filter design. How did you attach the filter/pump box to the wall of the cooler?

Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: Tx Tree Grower] #4160255 11/17/09 03:52 PM
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
F
fmclee Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
F
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
I put a little hot glue on it and then put three (NOT VERY LONG)stainless steel self tapping screws on it.

PREDRILL THE HOLES



Last edited by fmclee; 11/17/09 03:53 PM.
Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: fmclee] #4160776 11/17/09 06:26 PM
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
F
fmclee Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
F
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
OK .....
For those interested ...
I updated some of the pics and added a few short videos to show the flow in the tank ....
The flow is really a lot smoother in real time the video seems rough ........


http://picasaweb.google.com/leewitte/ShadTank#


Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: fmclee] #4163110 11/18/09 04:05 AM
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 553
D
DryBass Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
D
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 553
Originally Posted By: fmclee
OK .....
For those interested ...
I updated some of the pics and added a few short videos to show the flow in the tank ....
The flow is really a lot smoother in real time the video seems rough ........


http://picasaweb.google.com/leewitte/ShadTank#



That is awesome. Could you tell me more about how it skims the slim off the top?


Fishing is Fishing not Catchin
Re: Homemade shad tank [Re: DryBass] #4163318 11/18/09 06:17 AM
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
F
fmclee Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
F
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,047
PM SENT ...DryBass

Page 1 of 3 1 2 3
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 1998-2022 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3