Bait Tubes
 

Here is the thread that started the craze

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ight=bait+tube

EDIT: updated the link

FNDoug
 

I have a bait tube with alittle different plastic with pipe insulation I put on to muffle the sound from the tube bouncing off of the kayaks side :) 8) . Mine is made of the black plastic which is more bouyant then the white plastic which sinks like a rock. I bought a 6 foot section of the 3 inch black plastic from Lowes for $12.00 I still have a 3 foot section in the garage if you want it for $5.00. Then all you have to do is buy the end caps. I live in Chula Vista if you want to come by your more than welcome. And you can check out my bait tube. Thanks

home depot, precut 3" ABS 2' long, approx. $2+

Thanks to all for the feed back. There are a few of us up here that are new to kayaks and are just getting it 2gether, more used to bigger boats and standing up. :D I hope to post some good stuff this summer, as I keep saying to my locals "it's the year of the yak"

Tight Lines

Bait tubes rock. They are all I use on the Yak now, and have even used 'em a couple of times on my CC skiff when just needing a few macks at LJ...even gone as fast as 20 or so dragging one...the greenies survived :shock: 8)

Here's what I got, modeled after Vito's bait tube... I bring two tubes since dogs, cudas, and bonito can be problems. 2" ABS from HomeDepot.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11...obathon025.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11...obathon024.jpg

bait tube
 

Do you trail them behind the kayak or keep them at the side of the kayak?

Would be bitchen if they were molded into the kayak itself. Being a team member Iceman can prolly get a proto type kayak with them built in.

OK is 2 inch really big enough? I don't want to re-envent the wheel or anything but is a good sized mac gonna slide outta that pretty easy? I'm guessing he's pretty motivated to get out and all. :arrow: :shock: I'm going to build 3-4 of these as my tank with pump, battery, and 4 gal water is a lot to haul around for 4-5 hours and my buds and I dig on helping each other out (Kelly is making me some lite weight leashes right now). :D

Tight Lines

3 inch
 

3 inch is the way to go... then the macks have room to move around
(elbow room).

I don't know about 3" tubes, especially if you have candy-size macs. They end up wedging each other in the tube (killin' them and making it tough to bang them out..). I've had some BIG greenies in my 2' tube and they did fine.
-D

Re: bait tube
 

I felt the tube banged the side of my kayak too much, so I made the rope long enough for it to trail my yak...

http://sdkayakfishing.com/chris/albu..._024.sized.jpg

I agree with Dennis, 2" is a good size, bait comes out like a pez dispenser... :lol:

Chris

Re: bait tube
 

Hey, that was my idea! :lol:

Here's another option that I copied. I like the way it flows, and the trap door held in place with velcro makes loading and unload a snap (or should I say a rip).

I'm going to use the idea mentioned above of a single rope trailing behind instead of how I rig it now.

See http://forum.kayak4fish.com/viewtopic.php?t=5785

Bwana

Hey, that's my baby there (the Cadillac tube). Beware of other cheap imitations. Form follows function. High volume drain caps are made for maximum water flow. You can see the water just rushing thru the tube like crazy, no drag, zero. Bait are lively from the increased water flow and the smooth inside leaves nothing for them to bang against. Pretty much kicks ass(IMHO).