Topic: chiller for live well??

chiller for live well??

Before i begin, I have not had a fish die in my Bass Cat Puma FTD yet, ok......just want to put that out there first thing. I would like to make the fish that ride in it all day long during the summer months down here a little more comfortable until weigh in time.Has anyone down south installed a chiller for your live well? I have read some on a chiller that you can mount inside the boat and plumb into in your live well so that you have a suction and a return. The water in the live well would be pulled through this chiller (set at your chosen temp) and return the cooler water into the live well. I use the ole tried and true, frozen water bottles during the heat of the summer, however when your on a lake in Louisiana or Texas all day in August, the water bottles will not be frozen for long.I have found some older info online, but nothing that really says if there worth it or not. Kinda makes me think it was a flop and most everyone is content with the oxygenaters, recirculation, and frequent water change out. Thoughts? Last edited by toledoAngler on December 31st, 2013, 10:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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December 31, 2013 at 11:48 pm #340687

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Fished In Mobile Al for 6 years and never lost a fish, and that place was the absolute hottest place ive ever fished in July and August. I mean disgusting heat. Kept livewell on 3 min recirc and aerator on manual. Never once found a need to install some aftermarket component. I did however freeze two water bottles filled with rejuevenade, and dropped one in about 9 and then another in at noon.

January 1, 2014 at 12:01 am #340703

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I think (think as in could be wrong) if a chiller worked real good it may shock the fish if the water is more than a 10-degree difference than where they were living when caught.I just run livewells on either manual or 3-min recycle and replace water a couple of times a day during bad heat days.
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