Coolest DIY I've seen in a while. After losing MOST of my blue back herring this weekend on a striper outing, I'll be making one of these for my kayak.. I don't need to hold catch, just keep bait alive and lively. Thanks for the idea and inspiration brother!
Thank you brother , check out this one too before you build one they both work good and this one is easier and cheaper too build ua-cam.com/video/tWH72EynSbY/v-deo.html
Thank you for watching , mine writhed great but I have a duffer boat now with a bigger live well . So I don't use it too much any more . But it held a catfish one 50lbs in a tournament I fished
Love that. Love your channel. I’m a landscaper/irrigation tech. Just assemble your pump, white and clear pvc assembly prior to installation. Makes things a lot easier. Looking forward to more videos. Thx. Paul
Have you ever considered making a portable cooler livewell using standard boat livewell tech? Most DIY builds simply recirculate the water in the cooler & provide some aeration, but I'd LOVE to see one that pulls in cooler lake water from a hose & allows overflow drainage. Ideally, the inlet hose would be long enough to pull from a depth to reach cool water, not just the top where the boat's hull sits.
When you push the wires through, leave them about the thickness of the cooler on the inside then slather with silicone & pull into place. It will help get more sealant on the inside in case it ever tries to leak. After it's in place then put your bead of silicone around the inside and beat around the outside that way you're hopefully one hundred percent covered.
Just watched This video at the exact time. I'm needing a live well for our boat, because the one that was installed years ago has gave up the Ghost. Thanks.
I've made many types of live wells over the years including the spray bar ones. But my favorite is simpler and actually works better. Get a small bilge pump with the strainer intake on the bottom. Next get a piece of perhaps two inch thick styrofoam eight or more inches in diameter. Cut a hole through the middle just a shade larger than the pump intake. Tywrap the pump to the styrofoam with the strainer in the hole. Fill the ice chest with water and toss the pump in under the styrofoam. Yes the pump is upside down. Wire it and turn it on. It'll quickly foam the water with far more air than any spray bar will manage and circulate the hell out of the water. I've overcrowed a live well with shrimp and fished the entire day in summer heat and never lost a single shrimp. Another plus is the strainer is on the top and doesn't get stopped up with shrimp shells and such.
This is my favorite site for DIY projects, and I am in process of building some. This is a great site and I am crafting some projects now. Keep up the great work my friend.
Got my bubble box today. Gonna make a minnow well... I will find a cooler at the thrift store, thanks for the idea. I might look into making 1 of these for the back of my truck. If I do catch a big 1 I wanna keep him alive until I get home.
I'm late seeing this but great DIY. I needed this because I live far away from my bait shop and this will help to keep minnow's for whenever I'm ready to go fishing. Thank you
Great DIY project. Just built one w/ a 48 quart to hold my tinker mackeral so I can catch the big ones! Haven't used yet but I'm thinking the bait will last for a 5 or 6 he fishing trip. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, I will defiantly be giving this DIY a try SOON!!!!! This is going to make crappie fishing so much better especially on those days when you only catch a couple and want to turn em loose. Also, since I'm going to be doing some UA-cam tournaments with a couple buddies of mine, this is going to make it so much easier to get quality footage, and weigh-ins. Thanks again, keep up the great videos. Best DIY videos on UA-cam hands down!!!!!
Thank you buddy it really does work great , I appreciate you watching and love it when I get quality feed back like this im always trying to improve stuff and make it cheaper , ill post a link of me really using this live well
@Fishin N Stuff, I built my own live well using your video as a guide and it is awesome- thank you! I have a question about your battery practices 🔋 . Do you run your tank the whole time you’re fishing, or do you kill the power every so often? My knowledge on batteries isn’t much, and I fish typically all night for Cats, so I fear a dead battery is imminent if I ain’t smart with it. I power my live well with a kayak battery, FYI. I’d love your advice/input along with any other fans of yours who happen to read this comment.
I could watch your videos all day !!!! All great ideas, you use your hand held grinder with cut off wheels alot my only thing id like to see different I can sum up with two words "WORK GLOVES"those discs are pretty hard hands LOL
if you ever do a DIY with a cooler or any other thin plastic container again, you should try kayak rivets instead of screws. they will hold a ton more weight with zero chance of stripping out. great vid man.
It would be an improvement to hook up with a timer switch and also a water inlet, exit setup. Obviously this will have to be a fixed install. You can get cooler guards for the cooler to keep it in place while motoring. Just a suggestion
Oh yeah, how do you fill it up on the boat? I have been there and done that with these. You ether have to keep a separate pump and hose setup to fill it up with or leave enough hose on the well pump can pitch out of the boat and into the water so you can fill the well. Filling them any other way sucks and/or can cause an accident.
I really do look enjoy your channel I watch it all the time unlike you I am a fabricator two are used to be a custom cabinet maker but right now I am retired due to a massive stroke which I have survived and hope to get back into it one day again but I would really like to get together with you on some of these things a week in the really tweak them and make things a whole lot better and easier to make
@@FishinNStuff definitely tournaments, we have a ton of tournaments here but only a few allow this type of livewell. 👍 Be a great learning experience on keeping and caring for the fish too. Thanks again,,🤙🏽🎣
Thank you sir I appreciate you watching and commenting , I've got a lot of DIYs and if there anything you would like to see let me know , and I'll give it a try . I appreciate it brother
I love the use PVC pipe are used some three-quarter inch PVC pipe in my garden I’ll bring it down the rows and then drill some holes in it and then went to Lowe’s and got some sprinkler heads that go in the tube in the small black tubing and I am stuck them in the PVC pipe and then get me a hose fitting and stuck in the end well I made it like a teaThat way I had only one fitting to make her use and I hook the hose up do it the garden hose turned it on and it misted the garden really good and then at nighttime I can go out there and turn it on for about 30 minutes and let it finally missed the garden and they did a great job
I hope so I wanted a 200 quart cooler but couldn't find one maybe because it's winter not sure , yeah I've been looking at seaarks like those 40 and 60 gallon live wells , I hope you're right brother
That's a great live well for a cheap price tag , this video I made a while back , on my next video I'm putting out im making a smaller version of it that's easy lighter cheaper and I use it all the time so be sure to check it out you might like it better , if you subscribe and click the bell it'll notify you when I release it . Or you can just check back by lol . I really appreciate you watching it means a lot
Hit sub and the bell the other night when I found you and small would be nice it’s a pain to hall around 2 Five gallon buckets with my minnow traps and the rest of my gear
I think you'll like it it's the one I use 90% of the time it's very portable , and I appreciate you subscribing Sir and if you ever have any ideas i'l try and build em
When I used to fish in the ocean, we took 30gal trash cans and did something similar to keep our bait alive....never thought of a cooler, but I like it.
May i suggest using rubber seals to plug the hole up instead of using whatever it was you used that might poison the water you can get those rubber plugs that allow the wire to still feed thru but it still plugs it up. Also if that pumps anything like mine may want to wrap a sock around it with some mesh so it don't suck up junk,and feed it thru the spray bar and clog the holes
You may lol . Cause that's a good idea . After I made it I thought about a better idea , I could make the spray tubes (PVC) to where they could come back apart sho you can clean them too . I appreciate the input its aways welcome brother
@@FishinNStuff thats what u did also make my tubes removeabl cause after a few times of taking it apart to clean them that got old real fast. Keep the good ideas coming . I love em tight lines brother
Ok the stainless screws are useless when the straps aren't stainless. Just saying....I WILL be making one of these for cut bait for our camping trip. #catching savannahriverflatheads
SK's CRAPPIE Catchn Adventures I wish you was getting in it brother we could be partners cause I know you could catch our bait haha pan fish make great catfish bait and you the king of that bro
Thats pretty cool! Should do one with a LED light built into the top. But the trick is to have it angled at the water when you open the top. For night fishing.
New subscriber here. Great DIY. I was wondering if you get trash caught in the PVC pipe? I was thinking if you used threaded couplings for the inlet and end cap you could take it apart and clean it much easier. Keep up the good work!
I agree with you I saw a video where the guy did that , it's a good idea really . I was thinking about making one with a filter to clean the water before it reached the pump . I appreciate you subscribing brother , feel free to comment on anything if you have an idea
That's a really good idea man , because your right I think it does to , I had one toi show down after a couple years of use . I normally just rinse it off after using and I had a older one I just ripped it out and replaced it they only cost 2.77 , but still that's a really good idea
Ol my bad I was thinking of the bait cooler , but your still right there pump could clog up mine never did but it's still a good idea to mount it on the side instead of the bottom , I made that for a UA-camr tournament I was in and I knew my live well wouldn't be big enough, and I was right caught a 50lber . Ive got a video about that and how it fit in there , but that's a great idea buddy I should have tried that . I learn a lot from peoples comments . I've since ordered me a SeaArk boat so I don't think I'll have live well issues any more
Im not sure how long it will work , but I use a lot of the batteries they put in the deer feeders , I know it would work but I've never tried it on those pumps to see what the run time is . Im going ti be doing a DIY soon that's right up your alley, for carrying out in the pier I mean . You'll like it
Yes Indeed my brother .. Thats what I'm talking about .. Man I love stuff like that. I was thinking of doing something like that but never did it lol. But this year I started using a small cooler for my minnows ...they last alot longer. Brother you are very very creative!!! Great Video!! Cant wait til the next one seriously.
Crappie Sniper any complement from you is big because you are the king of creativity broth , I use a small cooler for my bait too with a air pump on it , i appreciate you brother
Man, that is one of the coolest DIY’s I’ve seen. I want one. Expect to see one on my channel next summer! Lol. Great work sir, Happy Thanksgiving and good luck in the tourney!
How do you fill it up! I would go one step further and hook up a pump with a hose feeding the cooler then connect a hose where the drain is to drain the water!
You probably should do that , i only used it 1 time for a tournament ,,,,, and i caught a 50lber 2ndcplace by the way lol ,,,,, I used a small bucket to fill it up and empty it .ive got a 40 gallon live well in my new boat
Do you find the pump heats the water up? I was thinking of making one with a different style pump and have it suck the water through the drain plug and drill another hole for the pvc to run back in.
No I didn't notice but I only used it for a tournament I eas in and a couple more times but it was bei cold so , , I'm sorry but I never noticed. It would be awesome to make one that pumped fresh water in . But that would be more complicated lol ive seen em on kayaks that pulled water in through one scupper hole and water went backout throughout another
This is badass! Curious if you can install a bubbler with the bubbling stone strip instead of a water pump like that? Is this better than a bubbler because of the size of the tank?
On a lot of videos , I leave links to stuff but they just sell out then ppl comment asking where they can get em and I end up looking to find a new link any way , but all the stuff in this live well video I picked up at Walmart and the hardware store. But your 100% right I need to start doing that and I will brother. Ol and I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave some great feedback
Very nice,how long would that keep pilchards alive for seeing that the water is just being recycled,is the oxygenation happening just by the water coming out? Thanks.
I'm not sure honestly , the water recycling put a small amount of oxygen back but it really depends on the temperature and the size of the fish . I have another one I made that uses an air pump instead . And it works really good
Good video sorry for not commenting lately I took a break from UA-cam but I’m back now and will be staying active I uploaded a video after 9 months of not uploading
You can always connect tubing to the drain and empty into the lake. The cooler I'm going to use has a hose attachment on the drain and I will connect a hose with a shut off valve on the end to drain out.
I have to say I have no intrest in making any kind of water tank. But I watch your video because you are a very very intresting guy you make your videos very intresting and enjoyable because you are very intresting and enjoyable to watch you are a genius. Another great video. You don't even need any music in the background because your videos are so intresting. You have a great channel and I really enjoy your video. Ps I know you're not scared. LOL
It doesn't matter on the video I wad using a small battery to run it but on my boat I hooked it to my trolling motor battery , as long as it's 12volts the price will be lower in the summer , I bought my cooler last winter and it was 69 dollars and I saw some for 40 something this spring so it's mostly the price of a cooler you want to use and the pump which ate different prices too mine was 15 or 20 . Hey buddy what are you keeping in it
@@FishinNStuff I have a 12 foot jon boat. I want to be able to keep 3 or 4 catfish in the 4-6 lb range at the most. I'd also like to get in a small bass tournament or 2 and you have to have a live well. and the 3rd reason is we do a lot of river fishing and we want to take some of the fish to a friends farm pond, so just being able to transport them would be nice.
I try too keep it to fishing stuff , but I've been thinking about making another channel for the other stuff I make . But I agree it would make a cool video man . I appreciate you watching brother
Hey bud, went ahead and built my own DIY cooler with ur steps. I put live sardines in the tank but the scales clog up the holes in the pipes. So I drilled larger holes, but the water still gets real foamy. Any idea on how I can put a filter in the cooler? To clean out the foam and maybe suck up the scales ? Would appreciate any help thanks
It could be the pump , transferring heat to it . I used mine in the winter fur a tournament . But you would think it would do the same thing to your live well if it was the pump
I'l be posting a video soon of the catfish tournament. It was Saturday and I put a 49.7 lb catfish in that cooler I was impressed it held it lol and kept it alive
Fishin N Stuff that’s what I thought and your right that’s not hard at all. I’m going to make me one of these to hold bait while we inshore fish at the coast of NC on bass tracker that I’ve completely redone and turned into an open floor plan duck boat !
@@justinlivengood2109 it works good , as long as its not a bait fish like shad they'll get red nose in a square tank . I make some smaller ones with a bubble box that works great for blue gill size fish or minnows and shiners
I'm thinking 35lber for sure but when you get higher the leanth may be come an issue . A 200 quart would have been ideal but it's winter now and harder finding them
Coolest DIY I've seen in a while. After losing MOST of my blue back herring this weekend on a striper outing, I'll be making one of these for my kayak.. I don't need to hold catch, just keep bait alive and lively. Thanks for the idea and inspiration brother!
Thank you brother , check out this one too before you build one they both work good and this one is easier and cheaper too build
ua-cam.com/video/tWH72EynSbY/v-deo.html
Fishin N Stuff I just did the 30 gallon build and the bait bucket build thanks for all your help this was my first DIY and it came out great!!
Thank you for watching brother
Fishin N Stuff if you don’t mind me asking what size battery do you recommend for the 30 gallon live well build ?
@@nicklockett739 I use my trolling motor battery on the boat , but in a kayak I would use a kayak battery
I just built this, costed roughly 100 dollars. Waiting for the cement to dry before I test it out!
Thanks for the awesome DIY.
Thank you for watching , mine writhed great but I have a duffer boat now with a bigger live well . So I don't use it too much any more . But it held a catfish one 50lbs in a tournament I fished
@@FishinNStuff did you sell it
Great DIY....no problem moving water around with that kind of flow....That will make 4 some Frisky Baits....Thanks 4 sharing!!
Wes Lovelace thank you bro
Love that. Love your channel. I’m a landscaper/irrigation tech. Just assemble your pump, white and clear pvc assembly prior to installation. Makes things a lot easier. Looking forward to more videos. Thx. Paul
Have you ever considered making a portable cooler livewell using standard boat livewell tech? Most DIY builds simply recirculate the water in the cooler & provide some aeration, but I'd LOVE to see one that pulls in cooler lake water from a hose & allows overflow drainage. Ideally, the inlet hose would be long enough to pull from a depth to reach cool water, not just the top where the boat's hull sits.
When you push the wires through, leave them about the thickness of the cooler on the inside then slather with silicone & pull into place. It will help get more sealant on the inside in case it ever tries to leak. After it's in place then put your bead of silicone around the inside and beat around the outside that way you're hopefully one hundred percent covered.
Just watched This video at the exact time. I'm needing a live well for our boat, because the one that was installed years ago has gave up the Ghost. Thanks.
I've made many types of live wells over the years including the spray bar ones. But my favorite is simpler and actually works better. Get a small bilge pump with the strainer intake on the bottom. Next get a piece of perhaps two inch thick styrofoam eight or more inches in diameter. Cut a hole through the middle just a shade larger than the pump intake. Tywrap the pump to the styrofoam with the strainer in the hole. Fill the ice chest with water and toss the pump in under the styrofoam. Yes the pump is upside down. Wire it and turn it on. It'll quickly foam the water with far more air than any spray bar will manage and circulate the hell out of the water. I've overcrowed a live well with shrimp and fished the entire day in summer heat and never lost a single shrimp. Another plus is the strainer is on the top and doesn't get stopped up with shrimp shells and such.
Had to circle back to this video. Great concept. Think I might need this in my life.
This is my favorite site to look up DIY projects. I like the information and how it is given. I am doing some of the products
Thank you brother that means a lot ,,,,a whole lot
All your videos make me want to get outside and start building stuff!! 😂
I'm doing something right then haha 😄
Really nice setup, I love your DIY projects.
Thank you Sir I really appreciate it buddy
hey dude great vid i know its 4 years later but i made one of those and it was awesome thank you so much!
Great DIY Fishin N Stuff need to make one like that to keep my bait in.
This is my favorite site for DIY projects, and I am in process of building some. This is a great site and I am crafting some projects now. Keep up the great work my friend.
Thank you Sir i really appreciate you watching buddy
Thanks for spreading the word about the Tournament.👍🇺🇸
Patriot Catfishers of AMERICA 🇺🇸 yes Sir thank you for having it brother it sounds like it's going to be loads of fun
Got my bubble box today. Gonna make a minnow well... I will find a cooler at the thrift store, thanks for the idea. I might look into making 1 of these for the back of my truck. If I do catch a big 1 I wanna keep him alive until I get home.
I'm late seeing this but great DIY. I needed this because I live far away from my bait shop and this will help to keep minnow's for whenever I'm ready to go fishing. Thank you
It worked really well
Everyone have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving
Thanks you too!!!
Great DIY project. Just built one w/ a 48 quart to hold my tinker mackeral so I can catch the big ones! Haven't used yet but I'm thinking the bait will last for a 5 or 6 he fishing trip. Thanks for sharing!
Yes Sir thank you for watching brother , I think itll work we kept a 50lber in that one in the Tournament video i made after I made it
@@FishinNStuff I had fun building it and it was great watching your DIY video. Keep up the good work!
@@TheDavey678 thanks David I try and Make em all fun to watch if the people watching has a sense of humor 😀
Who don't love a good DIY?
Good luck on the fishing tournament/ challenge my friend.
Oh! Happy Thanksgiving!
Don't be late for dinner Belle! Happy Thanksgiving miss Bell you and your family be safe and gain weight haha
Your builds are GREAT I really enjoy watching and making some of them awesome DIY
quick and easy. something i might have to do eventually
Man I'm glade I found your channel definitely built my rod holder for my truck lol
Thanks, I will defiantly be giving this DIY a try SOON!!!!! This is going to make crappie fishing so much better especially on those days when you only catch a couple and want to turn em loose. Also, since I'm going to be doing some UA-cam tournaments with a couple buddies of mine, this is going to make it so much easier to get quality footage, and weigh-ins. Thanks again, keep up the great videos. Best DIY videos on UA-cam hands down!!!!!
Thank you buddy it really does work great , I appreciate you watching and love it when I get quality feed back like this im always trying to improve stuff and make it cheaper , ill post a link of me really using this live well
ua-cam.com/video/nN5IueY0M2M/v-deo.html
Another great DIY thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching brother , I appreciate that
@Fishin N Stuff, I built my own live well using your video as a guide and it is awesome- thank you! I have a question about your battery practices 🔋 . Do you run your tank the whole time you’re fishing, or do you kill the power every so often? My knowledge on batteries isn’t much, and I fish typically all night for Cats, so I fear a dead battery is imminent if I ain’t smart with it. I power my live well with a kayak battery, FYI. I’d love your advice/input along with any other fans of yours who happen to read this comment.
Nice simple project. Love it!
Thank you brother
I could watch your videos all day !!!! All great ideas, you use your hand held grinder with cut off wheels alot my only thing id like to see different I can sum up with two words "WORK GLOVES"those discs are pretty hard hands LOL
Man I've blew up so many cutoff wheels I retire em lol . That's why i made the bandsaw build . I use the grinders for flap discs now
if you ever do a DIY with a cooler or any other thin plastic container again, you should try kayak rivets instead of screws. they will hold a ton more weight with zero chance of stripping out. great vid man.
Your right , that's a good idea. I did have right of that . Ive used a lot of em on my kayak lol
I did do this one too , it works great in a kayak
ua-cam.com/video/tWH72EynSbY/v-deo.html
It would be an improvement to hook up with a timer switch and also a water inlet, exit setup. Obviously this will have to be a fixed install. You can get cooler guards for the cooler to keep it in place while motoring.
Just a suggestion
Now I can change that complicated mess I created LOL. Pretty slick, thanks.
Haha ol I understand my shop stays a complicated mess haha , thank you Sir
Oh yeah, how do you fill it up on the boat? I have been there and done that with these. You ether have to keep a separate pump and hose setup to fill it up with or leave enough hose on the well pump can pitch out of the boat and into the water so you can fill the well. Filling them any other way sucks and/or can cause an accident.
I used one of the soft fabric buckets , about 3 buckets full and it's good
I really do look enjoy your channel I watch it all the time unlike you I am a fabricator two are used to be a custom cabinet maker but right now I am retired due to a massive stroke which I have survived and hope to get back into it one day again but I would really like to get together with you on some of these things a week in the really tweak them and make things a whole lot better and easier to make
Great video, I plan on doing something similar! Thanks and Fish on!
Thank you brother, are you using yours for tournament type stuff , , or moe's for a bait well
@@FishinNStuff definitely tournaments, we have a ton of tournaments here but only a few allow this type of livewell. 👍 Be a great learning experience on keeping and caring for the fish too. Thanks again,,🤙🏽🎣
Niced to hear my accent. But don't glue the end cap on; use silicone. Much easier to clean fish scales out of the holes. Great videos.
Sweet now a need a boat to put it in .
But what i would like is to buy a fish in stuff decal
There is a link in the description box of each video where you can order one , I appreciate your support
Very nice and not too complex. Great video
NuSkool Fishing thank you very much
Still don't think its big enough for the magnitude of fish lolol
@@FishinNStuff how long is it? Inches
It's around 3 foot which is short for a big cat but it was the biggest I could find I think they don't get the 200 quart coolers until spring
@@FishinNStuff well if you catch one that doesn't fit, that'll be one heck of a good problem to have lol
That's deff a awesome build and idea my man I'm going to have to make one soon
Great video gonna have to make one myself.
Thank you sir I appreciate you watching and commenting , I've got a lot of DIYs and if there anything you would like to see let me know , and I'll give it a try . I appreciate it brother
I love the use PVC pipe are used some three-quarter inch PVC pipe in my garden I’ll bring it down the rows and then drill some holes in it and then went to Lowe’s and got some sprinkler heads that go in the tube in the small black tubing and I am stuck them in the PVC pipe and then get me a hose fitting and stuck in the end well I made it like a teaThat way I had only one fitting to make her use and I hook the hose up do it the garden hose turned it on and it misted the garden really good and then at nighttime I can go out there and turn it on for about 30 minutes and let it finally missed the garden and they did a great job
Made mine today worked great
Looks like it will work.I have a 40 gal in my boat, I think it will work fine just for one 40 lb cats....
I hope so I wanted a 200 quart cooler but couldn't find one maybe because it's winter not sure , yeah I've been looking at seaarks like those 40 and 60 gallon live wells , I hope you're right brother
This is cool just might do this I don’t have a boat so I use 5 gallon buckets but for what I do this would be way better
That's a great live well for a cheap price tag , this video I made a while back , on my next video I'm putting out im making a smaller version of it that's easy lighter cheaper and I use it all the time so be sure to check it out you might like it better , if you subscribe and click the bell it'll notify you when I release it . Or you can just check back by lol . I really appreciate you watching it means a lot
Hit sub and the bell the other night when I found you and small would be nice it’s a pain to hall around 2 Five gallon buckets with my minnow traps and the rest of my gear
I think you'll like it it's the one I use 90% of the time it's very portable , and I appreciate you subscribing Sir and if you ever have any ideas i'l try and build em
Goodbstuff as usual bud...thanks again
Thank you
When I used to fish in the ocean, we took 30gal trash cans and did something similar to keep our bait alive....never thought of a cooler, but I like it.
I'd give that 2 thumbs up, if I could! Make one from a really big round cooler and use the pump to circulate the water?
I might doi that , I have thought about making one more like a super bait tank , thank you brother I appreciate you buddy
Now that's a cool project. Thanks for sharing and have a great Thanksgiving !!!!
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May i suggest using rubber seals to plug the hole up instead of using whatever it was you used that might poison the water you can get those rubber plugs that allow the wire to still feed thru but it still plugs it up. Also if that pumps anything like mine may want to wrap a sock around it with some mesh so it don't suck up junk,and feed it thru the spray bar and clog the holes
You may lol . Cause that's a good idea . After I made it I thought about a better idea , I could make the spray tubes (PVC) to where they could come back apart sho you can clean them too . I appreciate the input its aways welcome brother
@@FishinNStuff thats what u did also make my tubes removeabl cause after a few times of taking it apart to clean them that got old real fast. Keep the good ideas coming . I love em tight lines brother
Ok the stainless screws are useless when the straps aren't stainless. Just saying....I WILL be making one of these for cut bait for our camping trip. #catching savannahriverflatheads
👍🏼 #20...... Sweet, another goodern..... Big cat fish tourney..... I'll fish the crappie tourney???LOL
SK's CRAPPIE Catchn Adventures I wish you was getting in it brother we could be partners cause I know you could catch our bait haha pan fish make great catfish bait and you the king of that bro
@@FishinNStuffL....O....L. ...
Thats pretty cool! Should do one with a LED light built into the top. But the trick is to have it angled at the water when you open the top. For night fishing.
We made one them Fu years back bought the pump of my buddy that owns bottom dwellers tack
New subscriber here. Great DIY. I was wondering if you get trash caught in the PVC pipe? I was thinking if you used threaded couplings for the inlet and end cap you could take it apart and clean it much easier. Keep up the good work!
I agree with you I saw a video where the guy did that , it's a good idea really . I was thinking about making one with a filter to clean the water before it reached the pump . I appreciate you subscribing brother , feel free to comment on anything if you have an idea
Being on the bottom I wonder if the pump gets that slime built up in it slowing it down. I always mount mine a little off the bottom
That's a really good idea man , because your right I think it does to , I had one toi show down after a couple years of use . I normally just rinse it off after using and I had a older one I just ripped it out and replaced it they only cost 2.77 , but still that's a really good idea
Ol my bad I was thinking of the bait cooler , but your still right there pump could clog up mine never did but it's still a good idea to mount it on the side instead of the bottom , I made that for a UA-camr tournament I was in and I knew my live well wouldn't be big enough, and I was right caught a 50lber . Ive got a video about that and how it fit in there , but that's a great idea buddy I should have tried that . I learn a lot from peoples comments . I've since ordered me a SeaArk boat so I don't think I'll have live well issues any more
fish will need hearing aids after being in there for awhile. lol
Looks cool! how do you keep it from overflowing?
Very nice but if it's powered by a heavy 12 volt car battery It would be to much to carry out on the pier. In a boat, yes.
Im not sure how long it will work , but I use a lot of the batteries they put in the deer feeders , I know it would work but I've never tried it on those pumps to see what the run time is . Im going ti be doing a DIY soon that's right up your alley, for carrying out in the pier I mean . You'll like it
Yes Indeed my brother .. Thats what I'm talking about .. Man I love stuff like that. I was thinking of doing something like that but never did it lol. But this year I started using a small cooler for my minnows ...they last alot longer. Brother you are very very creative!!! Great Video!! Cant wait til the next one seriously.
Crappie Sniper any complement from you is big because you are the king of creativity broth , I use a small cooler for my bait too with a air pump on it , i appreciate you brother
Great diy.
Thank you Sir I appreciate it
I love your background music.
The music on this video or the music on my newer video ? You've got me curious lol
@@FishinNStuff the music in this one. I've heard it in others.
I appreciate you telling me brother
What about 2 pumps, 1 over the side to bring in fresh water and one in the cooler that pumps it back into the lake?
That would work , they fo something like that with kayak baitwells
Fishin N Stuff I’m really enjoying your content, thanks and keep up the good work!
@@markmummert2779 thank you Sir I appreciate you watching it brother
Man, that is one of the coolest DIY’s I’ve seen. I want one. Expect to see one on my channel next summer! Lol. Great work sir, Happy Thanksgiving and good luck in the tourney!
Happy Thanksgiving Stanley be safe brother , I have another DIY cooler live well video that's simpler and cheaper about a year ago
How do you fill it up! I would go one step further and hook up a pump with a hose feeding the cooler then connect a hose where the drain is to drain the water!
You probably should do that , i only used it 1 time for a tournament ,,,,, and i caught a 50lber 2ndcplace by the way lol ,,,,, I used a small bucket to fill it up and empty it .ive got a 40 gallon live well in my new boat
can you make a smaller version of this as a bait bucket? I like that pump much better than using those bubblers with the stones any advise?
I'll try and think of something . The only problem I would think would be that it will need a bigger battery than a bubble box to run the bigger pump
Do you find the pump heats the water up? I was thinking of making one with a different style pump and have it suck the water through the drain plug and drill another hole for the pvc to run back in.
No I didn't notice but I only used it for a tournament I eas in and a couple more times but it was bei cold so , , I'm sorry but I never noticed. It would be awesome to make one that pumped fresh water in . But that would be more complicated lol ive seen em on kayaks that pulled water in through one scupper hole and water went backout throughout another
Well done
Thank you Sir
Nice job man.
Thank you brother
This is badass! Curious if you can install a bubbler with the bubbling stone strip instead of a water pump like that? Is this better than a bubbler because of the size of the tank?
Sure you can they make stronger pumps i would use something strong , i appreciate it by the way
Outstanding!
That is awesome!!!!!! Thanks
Thank you for watching buddy ive got another video about a bait livewell too
Hey buddy love your videos, I wish you’d leave a parts list down in the description for these tho. Either way tho strong work good stuff
On a lot of videos , I leave links to stuff but they just sell out then ppl comment asking where they can get em and I end up looking to find a new link any way , but all the stuff in this live well video I picked up at Walmart and the hardware store. But your 100% right I need to start doing that and I will brother. Ol and I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave some great feedback
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I know this is a bit late, but is there a way to do this as recirculating but also pumping in water from under the boat?
There is but you would need 2 pumps
@@FishinNStuff thank you for the quick reply.
Been doing this since 1975. The pump will heat the water & deplete the oxygen level. Gonna need to ice it periodically.
That's a good point
Dang that's nice! I could've saved you a ton of money by telling you my secret though. .39c stringer hung over the side! 😜
Great video man. I may just try this for myself. Happy thanksgiving!
Very nice,how long would that keep pilchards alive for seeing that the water is just being recycled,is the oxygenation happening just by the water coming out?
Thanks.
I'm not sure honestly , the water recycling put a small amount of oxygen back but it really depends on the temperature and the size of the fish . I have another one I made that uses an air pump instead . And it works really good
@@FishinNStuff Thanks man great job nonetheless.
Thank you brother, I'm going to be making an oxygen system for a live well soon
@@FishinNStuff Goodluck,I know you'll do it justice.
You need two thumbs up buttons for this video!
Thank you brother
This is actually really cool!
We make them with 55 gallon barrels for shad
Good video sorry for not commenting lately I took a break from UA-cam but I’m back now and will be staying active I uploaded a video after 9 months of not uploading
I get it brother youtube takes up a lot of time and life gets tough
To drain, use the drain already on it!!! Goes right out the back drain of ur boat!!!
Freaking awesome. 👍👍👍
In summer, with the same water, fishes are going to boiled.. not good to keep squid healty! I would install the pump that takes water from the sea
Dude that is freakin awesome nicely done looks so professional!!! Happy thanksgiving to ya eat and sleep a lot!
Josh Green Adventures thanks brother you be safe and have a wonderful Thanksgiving
Makes me want to rush out and make a live well....and buy a boat.....and an outboard.....and....
vinniesdayoff yeah fishing is an expensive hobby , that's why I make everything I can, but I'm no Ninja of the woods like you are buddy
Nice!
Perfect Live Well except for all that weight to empty Out needs another pump to pump it out back into the lake or wherever
But not a problem for ya
I thought about that but I just used my little bucket , I keep my castnet in to fill it and empty it . But it would make it easier
You can always connect tubing to the drain and empty into the lake. The cooler I'm going to use has a hose attachment on the drain and I will connect a hose with a shut off valve on the end to drain out.
I have to say I have no intrest in making any kind of water tank. But I watch your video because you are a very very intresting guy you make your videos very intresting and enjoyable because you are very intresting and enjoyable to watch you are a genius. Another great video. You don't even need any music in the background because your videos are so intresting. You have a great channel and I really enjoy your video. Ps I know you're not scared. LOL
Vincent Donnelly haha that look you Sir I appreciate the thoughtful words , I just try and have fun brother your a interesting guy yourself
Vincent he better be scared... 😝
There's that N.U. SKOOLguy I was talking about lol
Hey cool! I've got a 800 gpm bilge pump laying here doing nothing; think I build me a bait well.
Dang that thing will pump some water
@@FishinNStuff Lol, it's actually a 800 gph pump, if it was pumping 800 gpm I'd build me a fire truck.
Like 31. Great my friend 👍👍
Did you wire the pump to hook to a small battery? Do you know about how much all the parts cost you? Thank you for the video!!
It doesn't matter on the video I wad using a small battery to run it but on my boat I hooked it to my trolling motor battery , as long as it's 12volts the price will be lower in the summer , I bought my cooler last winter and it was 69 dollars and I saw some for 40 something this spring so it's mostly the price of a cooler you want to use and the pump which ate different prices too mine was 15 or 20 . Hey buddy what are you keeping in it
@@FishinNStuff I have a 12 foot jon boat. I want to be able to keep 3 or 4 catfish in the 4-6 lb range at the most. I'd also like to get in a small bass tournament or 2 and you have to have a live well. and the 3rd reason is we do a lot of river fishing and we want to take some of the fish to a friends farm pond, so just being able to transport them would be nice.
You need to filter the water pump will pickup trash from bottom and stop up the holes
Nice job man, That will come in real handy in the future to. Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving and much respect!
Robert Agri Chillin' Outdoors yes Sir hope you had a wonderful holiday with your family and I hope you got enough ti eat too
How about a video on that nice looking birdhouse?
I try too keep it to fishing stuff , but I've been thinking about making another channel for the other stuff I make . But I agree it would make a cool video man . I appreciate you watching brother
Hey bud, went ahead and built my own DIY cooler with ur steps. I put live sardines in the tank but the scales clog up the holes in the pipes. So I drilled larger holes, but the water still gets real foamy. Any idea on how I can put a filter in the cooler? To clean out the foam and maybe suck up the scales ? Would appreciate any help thanks
I'll work on that for you buddy
@@FishinNStuff thank you, really appreciate all the help.
Made one like it but wafer gets hot. What did I do wrong?
It could be the pump , transferring heat to it . I used mine in the winter fur a tournament . But you would think it would do the same thing to your live well if it was the pump
Best diy livewell video on UA-cam. Thanks alot man, will definitely be using this in the next month.
I'l be posting a video soon of the catfish tournament. It was Saturday and I put a 49.7 lb catfish in that cooler I was impressed it held it lol and kept it alive
I appreciate you watching and commenting buddy I really do , I just make these videos to help other ppl
Hey brother the livewell worked great check this out. ua-cam.com/video/nN5IueY0M2M/v-deo.html
Fishin N Stuff holy crap buddy, that catfish was a monster. Haha. Congrats
Thank you Sir, just happen to catch him on the right day lol
This is awesome, great work. One question, you add the water to the cooler correct? It doesn’t pump water into the cooler from outside of the boat?
No this design doesn't pump water in , i used a 2 gallon budget , but it wouldn't be hard to make it that way
Fishin N Stuff that’s what I thought and your right that’s not hard at all. I’m going to make me one of these to hold bait while we inshore fish at the coast of NC on bass tracker that I’ve completely redone and turned into an open floor plan duck boat !
@@justinlivengood2109 it works good , as long as its not a bait fish like shad they'll get red nose in a square tank . I make some smaller ones with a bubble box that works great for blue gill size fish or minnows and shiners
This is pretty dang neat..How big a fish do you think you can get in there???
I'm thinking 35lber for sure but when you get higher the leanth may be come an issue . A 200 quart would have been ideal but it's winter now and harder finding them
What did you attach the wires from the pump to ?
My trolling motor battery , but you could use a kayak battery