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 Show me your homemade aerated minnow buckets.
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03/12/15 02:45 AM
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SLABXPRESS
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I know there's got to be some out there. I've got 3-4 old spigot coolers (5-12gal) that I think would make great minnow buckets. They're well insulated, so they should work well. Wondering if anyone else has done a similar conversion.
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Re: Show me your homemade aerated minnow buckets.
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03/12/15 06:09 AM
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CEB73
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Absolutely, that's all we use for minnow buckets. Probably have 5 of all different sizes in the shop (sorry no pics of them). The aerators from Academy for about $8, drill a hole in the side of the cooler, pull the hose through, re-attach stone, 2 "D" battery's, and your good to go. I do prefer the smaller coolers, the larger ones tend to get pretty heavy. During the heat of the summer I will freeze a bottle of water and put in there so the water stays cool and it will keep minnows all day.
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Re: Show me your homemade aerated minnow buckets.
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03/12/15 07:16 AM
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crope1
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welcome to the forum! thx for the tip. Absolutely, that's all we use for minnow buckets. Probably have 5 of all different sizes in the shop (sorry no pics of them). The aerators from Academy for about $8, drill a hole in the side of the cooler, pull the hose through, re-attach stone, 2 "D" battery's, and your good to go. I do prefer the smaller coolers, the larger ones tend to get pretty heavy. During the heat of the summer I will freeze a bottle of water and put in there so the water stays cool and it will keep minnows all day.
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Re: Show me your homemade aerated minnow buckets.
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03/12/15 06:56 PM
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kickingback
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It sure is cheaper and more fun to make your own so I hope you get a good bait cooler for your efforts! But, if you want the last bait cooler you'll ever buy get yourself an Engel cooler. They have them at Cabelas. Engel Cooler.
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Re: Show me your homemade aerated minnow buckets.
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03/12/15 07:04 PM
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UncleJed
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Yall keep em coming...I need to make one for shrimp for the few times I get to the coast,and for minnows around here.(and Cheap is Good) 
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Re: Show me your homemade aerated minnow buckets.
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03/12/15 07:07 PM
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DFW-fisherman
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Re: Show me your homemade aerated minnow buckets.
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03/12/15 10:22 PM
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ezgoing
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Absolutely, that's all we use for minnow buckets. Probably have 5 of all different sizes in the shop (sorry no pics of them). The aerators from Academy for about $8, drill a hole in the side of the cooler, pull the hose through, re-attach stone, 2 "D" battery's, and your good to go. I do prefer the smaller coolers, the larger ones tend to get pretty heavy. During the heat of the summer I will freeze a bottle of water and put in there so the water stays cool and it will keep minnows all day.  to the forum
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Re: Show me your homemade aerated minnow buckets.
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03/12/15 10:23 PM
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ezgoing
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I know there's got to be some out there. I've got 3-4 old spigot coolers (5-12gal) that I think would make great minnow buckets. They're well insulated, so they should work well. Wondering if anyone else has done a similar conversion. Last year there was a thread with pictures and instructions on a nice bait bucket a member made. Sorry I can't remember the member handle nor a more exact date for a search. Maybe some of the younger minds will remember more details. 
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Re: Show me your homemade aerated minnow buckets.
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03/13/15 12:28 AM
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SlabHappy
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I made a good one, kept minnows alive in my garage for months in the dead of winter, but don't have any pics. Maybe will go take one. Mounted a 500 gph live well recirc pump in the side of a cooler and wired to a cigarette plug. Plugged it in a 120VAC/12VDC converter when at home. Plumbed it up to a Marineland Bio-wheel fish tank filter, and switched the wheels with one of my existing wheels from a fishtank when I left them for awhile.
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