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Interesting read at links. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fi … ells.phtml http://www.slideshare.net/raminlandfish … -injection 2002 BCB livewells vs. 2006 Skeeter livewells: BCBs spray bar design powered by a single 750 GPH pump produced similar amount of oxygen as the Skeeter which had venturi spray heads powered by two pumps. This is a testament to BCBs livewell recirculation system design.
Good read and good points. Bass Cat takes a lot of pride in their livewell system. If I ever caught a keeper fish, I could maybe see it work in person……..96 Eyra/12 Mercury 175 Pro XS with 2015 single axle trailer2017 Victory Gunner
James over at Falcon Lake and Tackle installed one in his boat and seams to like it he has a good write up on his fishing repot page : http://www.tackleandrods.com/lake/flash.htm http://www.slideshare.net/raminlandfish … -injectionLast edited by jigging on June 18th, 2011, 1:31 am, edited 1 time in total.
This TP&WD article offers great scientific information about livewell oxygen injection systems and bass boat livewell water quality with power point pics of the homemade oxygen injection system they used. After reading the article I Googled ( livewell oxygen injection systems, bass tournaments ) and found much more detailed information and research about oxygen injection systems for bass boats: http://www.oxygedge-chum.com The article makes it clear to me that livewell aerators and water pumps are not the best livewell equipment to insure minimal safe oxygenation and there are definitely better ways to insure safe oxygenation in summer tournaments. Many bass tournaments now use 100% compressed oxygen in weigh-in tanks, “hospital tanks” and tournament release boats with excellent reduced mortality results. Now I understand why they use pure oxygen injection. Seems logical to me that using 100% oxygen injection in tournament boat livewells would provide the best bass care since the catch will be riding around in the boat livewells a long tome, 6-7 hours or more.Maybe tournament directors/contestants should rethink the “Functional Livewell Rule.” What does a “functional livewell really mean?” Does it mean the livewell water pump works when you flip the switch on? Does it mean the aerator air pump blows air bubbles through the air stone? After reading the article and website, its becomes obviously to me that the “Functional Livewell Rule” has nothing to do with maintaining minimal safe oxygen saturations when the livewell is full of fish. I always thought the point of this rule was to insure a safe livewell water quality for the catch, but I was completely misled now that I know more facts about what makes bass boat livewell really “functional.” Its the water quality that makes a tournament boats’ livewell functional or nonfunctional, not the shape of the livewell or the water pumps or the air pumps and air stones.Ive learned a lot of new stuff about this in the last few days and am glad to share that with you.
2200 psi gas that enhances fires in an object that travels upto 75 mph in waves upto 6 feet? That guy has that thing just sissy strapped in with duct tape too?NO FRIGGIN WAY.Buy some ice and a temp probe and keep it below 80 degrees and recirculating. Oh and I am sure no one ever smokes in that boat either.Are you kidding me?Last edited by clownshoes on June 22nd, 2011, 4:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.C.O.D. Jr. III
Or get an 12vdc electronic oxygenator from O2 Marine. Compressed pure O2 is a bomb in the making, just add fuel…
I am shocked that a state agency would endorse placement of such a device in a boat.TPWD has THE reputation in fisheries management but I gotta question the untested safety and efficacy of this device.The real data here is a study where 10 boats use it 10 dont, both carry limits around equal times and 3 day mortality is looked at…Sounds like an idea for the owners invitational to me?I am gonna guess that a statistical difference in fish mortality doesnt exist when temperature is controlled to 75 degrees in both populations.Also if the stated goal was to keep O2 sat greater than 7.0 the basscat and the skeeter did that in the study. Trying to prove more is better was not acheived in this data. C.O.D. Jr. III
Honestly! YES! A similar system was sold for bass boats years ago and we have thought many times about installing one. Though we are still in the stand by mode on this as the price tag of the system to be safely handled is a bit much for our taste on bass boats. That and a few other factors drove it out of bass boats the first time. It is however the best system. BCB
What are yalls thoughts on something like this:http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store … googlebaseMake too big bubbles to do any good?
Put another recirculation pump on it and you would be much better off on the oxygen content than any of these other toys. BCB
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