What is a release well?
a release well is usually long enough for whatever fish you intend to release and is used in tournaments when you have to bring a live fish back to the weigh station, like in bass and redfish tournaments.
What is the purpose of a live well?
What is a live well? Livewells are tanks found on many fishing boats, deck boats, and pontoons that are used to keep bait and caught fish alive. It works by pumping fresh water from the lake you are boating on into the tank and then back out.
Can you use a live well as a cooler?
You can use any live well as a cooler. However, if yours is not insulated, the ice melts kinda fast, at least faster than a cooler. Check with your dealer or Crestliner directly to see if your live well liner is insulated, or at least surrounded with foam flotation.
How do you drain a live well?
If you think it may be plugged, just take a hose and hold it up to the intake hole at the back of the boat and force water through the system to flush out the drain/fill hose into the livewell. If the water goes in it should come out. Should have a overflow tube that unscrews exposing the drain.
How do I empty a live well?
How does a livewell drain?
You can take a look at the livewell pump to see how it’s plumbed, but the livewell will probably drain out back through the pump when it’s out of the water. There could possibly be a valve inline to turn off flow through the drain/fill hose near the pump also, but you’ll see it when you look at the pump.
Can you transport fish in livewell?
Fish must be killed or released before leaving: Using your boat’s live well, a bucket, cooler or other container to store live fish while on the water, is fine and legal. However, transporting live fish away from the lake, reservoir, or other body of water when you leave is illegal.
Where does a livewell drain?
If it’s like most livewells the tube in the middle of the livewell is a drain so it doesn’t overflow. Unscrew that tube and it should drain quickly.
How does a live well pump work?
The aerator circulates air into the livewell as the bait and fish need to be alive during long fishing runs. It’s something you may have seen in a domestic aquarium setup, where a little man wearing diving gear lets out bubbles. That’s just an aerator letting air into the tank so that the fish can stay alive!
How do you keep water out of Livewells?
REMOTE DRAIN SHUT-OFF CLOSED – ON/OFF-PLANE The “CLOSED” position is used to seal the livewell drain in order to maintain a full livewell. By putting the control cable in the “CLOSED” position prior to launching, it can also be used to prevent the water from entering the livewell until desired.
How long can a bass survive in a bucket of water?
For fish that will be kept in a bucket for an extended period of time, using an aerator is recommended, especially if you want to keep the fish breathing. Even if you keep the bass in water for a little while, expect the fish to live for 30 to 60 minutes at most if you are using a bucket with a lid.
What size Live Well tank do I need?
Choose the Correct Capacity You want a pump with the capacity to replace the livewell water at least every 10 minutes (six times each hour). If you have a 100-gallon fishing livewell, you need to deliver 600 gallons per hour (100 gallons x 6 times per hour = 600 gph).