Portable Livewell (this is to keep your fish alive when you go fishing)

Some larger boats have them built in, it's to keep your catch alive till you get to the shore or home. This is a portable livewell is made from a cooler on wheels. If you don't have a livewell in your boat or if you want to take it in a different boat.

Step 1 Stuff you need...

Get a big cooler on wheels, A 60 quart cooler is best it will give you lots of space for the pump hose and aerator strip.

1- 60 quart cooler with hinged lid
1- Bilge pump, 500 - 800 GPH
1- 36" piece of 3/4" plastic hose
1- 18" piece of 1/2" PVC pipe
1- 1/2" PVC cap and 1 elbow
1- Pack of industrial velcro
1- 12 Volt car adapter or clips
1- 6 foot extension cord or longer

Goop if needed and tools to complete job.

Comments

[jaybird1017]

how do you get the water in the cooler when your on the water?

[reddragon]

I bring a little bucket with me, I have been thinking of getting a collapsable or folding pail...

[Harryb0321]

would this work for a small boat and holding bigger fish- bass, walleye, and crappie???

[reddragon]

It should work, if you have a battery in you boat. I've had a couple of crappies in it, but the most fish I had was a load of cat fish, the water got dirty but they held up fine.

[skunkbait]

Excellent work! I think I'll build one for when I'm not in the boat. A bucket of dead minnows in my wife's truck always gets a negative reaction!

[reddragon]

Sounds great, Great for bait, I'm thinking of catching some crawfish and I'm going to put them in the well.