I live on a canal in Cape Coral. About a 55 minute slow ride to the river, and then 20 more minutes in the tidal Caloosahatchie River / ICW until the Gulf proper. Not always, but many times, I can't keep shrimp alive in the livewell. I am assuming it is probably water quality and temp. I have two ideas to try for next trip, but was looking for other suggestions as well. First thing is to throw in some frozen water bottles to reduce the temp. My second idea was to run an aerator in the livewell, and maybe try a second trip with the circulating pump off. Anyone got any other ideas?
Joecat
Loc: Florida / Rhode Island
bfallens wrote:
I live on a canal in Cape Coral. About a 55 minute slow ride to the river, and then 20 more minutes in the tidal Caloosahatchie River / ICW until the Gulf proper. Not always, but many times, I can't keep shrimp alive in the livewell. I am assuming it is probably water quality and temp. I have two ideas to try for next trip, but was looking for other suggestions as well. First thing is to throw in some frozen water bottles to reduce the temp. My second idea was to run an aerator in the livewell, and maybe try a second trip with the circulating pump off. Anyone got any other ideas?
I live on a canal in Cape Coral. About a 55 minut... (
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That’s is exactly the problem is the canal water but we always put frozen qt bottles in the live well to chill the water run your bubble machine till you get into good water then run the live well my neighbor is a big trout fisherman he keeps his shrimp in a bait bucket on top of a block of ice last all day
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