05-14-2003, 11:31 AM
[cool]That is a good solution, for fishing with live bait. I have tried the mesh bags and find them to not work as well as the wire baskets...at least in fresh water. They do not last long in the salt. I like the wire because they are rigid and allow the smaller fish to swim freely, without being enclosed in clinging mesh. Of course, the bucket would help, but the mesh basket collapses for easy storage and trransport.
It's the old story. We use what works best for our own particular style of fishing. I have several mesh bag live wells, and am working on making another one from some super stiff black nylon mesh netting I found at a local military surplus store. Like yourself, I plead guilty to a streak of creativity, and I'm always tinkering with new stuff.
P.S. I gave up on my design for a PVC live well. Too heavy and too time consuming...with all those fittings.
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It's the old story. We use what works best for our own particular style of fishing. I have several mesh bag live wells, and am working on making another one from some super stiff black nylon mesh netting I found at a local military surplus store. Like yourself, I plead guilty to a streak of creativity, and I'm always tinkering with new stuff.
P.S. I gave up on my design for a PVC live well. Too heavy and too time consuming...with all those fittings.
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