Livewell

·         Fill Away from dock

·         NEVER put pump or aerator motors inside water

·         Use a thermometer to monitor water temperature

·         Run aerator continuously after 75 Deg F

·         Flush fresh water 3-5 minutes every 3-4 hours to remove biological waste

Livewell Water Temperature

·         Add ice to reduce temperature, but never more than 10 Deg F below lake/river conditions

·         Don’t let water get more than 5 Deg F above lake/river temperature

·         2 each ½ gallon jugs ice cools 30 gallon livewell about 10 Deg F for 3-4 hours

·         Run oxygen system when temperature exceeds 757 Deg F (if available)

·         Open livewell lids periodically to ventilate livewell

Hooking

·         Set hook quickly

·         Don’t leave deep hooks in throat

·         Have pliers to cut hook and remove

Playing

·         Don’t over-play fish

·         Land quickly

Landing/Handling

·         Don’t flip fish onto boat’s carpet

·         Lip fish or use rubber coated net

·         Quickly measure and put in livewell

·         Hold fish by lower jaw in vertical position

Air Exposure

·         Do not keep fish out of water more than 20-30 seconds

Oxygen Systems  - GET ONE!!!!!!!

·         Run oxygen system when water is 75 Deg F or greater.

·         Start oxygen system when livewell if filled on lowest setting (normally 0.03 liters per minute (lpm)

·         Increase oxygen one setting for every 10 pounds of fish

·         NEVER store near flammable or combustible materials and never use lubricants or grease on fittings. No Smoking near oxygen bottle storage!

Culling/Handling Fish

·         Never lay fish on deck

·         Cull one at a time

·         Use weigh-bag to hold fish while culling

·         Use weigh tags

Bagging Fish & Weigh Lines

·         15 pounds per bag maximum

·         Never fish keep in weigh bag more than 1 minute without refilling with fresh/oxygenated water (provided in tournament weigh-line holding tanks).

·         Oxygen can reach lethal levels inside your weigh bag in less than 1-minute.

Livewell Additives

·         Follow manufactures recommendations and research the product being used.  Some do harm to fish…. Some are GREAT!

·         Add Non-Iodized Salt at 1/3 cups per 5-gallons of water.  Replenish salt as you flush the livewell during the day.

NEVER use Salt with Electrolytic Hydrolysis Oxygen Generators!