Hobie live well

[Iceman]

One thing is for sure...if you catch herring which closely resemble sardines...they will not last more than a few minutes and die right away in your tank

Hate those things, bigger eye, more forky tail, blue stripe..........dead in minutes.

[Ojos_raros]

Ive got a homemade Rubbermaid live well. I think it holds 4 -5 gallons? Bilge pump over the side really good flow. Was careful today and caught 4 sardines, not herring. Got on the spot, put one down, within 2 hours 2 were dead. Water temp was 70 degrees. the cured sardines will last well over 4 hours in same live well. just wondering if the Hobie live well is worth $315???

[King Saba]

Originally Posted by Ojos_raros

Ive got a homemade Rubbermaid live well. I think it holds 4 -5 gallons? Bilge pump over the side really good flow. Was careful today and caught 4 sardines, not herring. Got on the spot, put one down, within 2 hours 2 were dead. Water temp was 70 degrees. the cured sardines will last well over 4 hours in same live well. just wondering if the Hobie live well is worth $315???

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ad.php?t=31820

There was a thread on that recently.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Hate those things, bigger eye, more forky tail, blue stripe..........dead in minutes.

Ah-HA!

Thank you. I thought they were sardines.

Those things are depressing.

[FISH11]

My experience from catching a few in La Jolla or use on 1-2 day boats is that Sardines, suck. They don't stay alive very long after catching in a live well, even with great water flow. More importantly is I don't thing they are as strong a swimmer as Pacific or Spanish macs. The extra care in handling them, so they don't loose a ton of scales or trying to nose hook them, just doesn't make them worth it. I'll take 6-10 macs over a scoop of sardines, unless you are chumming with all the dead ones.