Help With Hot Tub Shad Tank For Beaver Stripers

[fishofexcellence]

I could sure use some help building a yard tank for shad. I have a 8 ft hot tub that is shot. I am pluging off the jets and putting in a 3500 gph pump, pumping water thru a 24"dishwasher spray bar that will spin into a 55 gal barrel cut down to 15" tall to hold filter media above the tank. About how many holes and what size do they need to be to do a drip and not a hard spray back into the tub ? Also the corners are pretty well curved, but there are a couple places where there are corners, Does this matter on a tank this size ?

I have a 300 gal tank I built about 10 years ago with a spray bar, just dosnt do the job it should and is to far from boat. I set the hot tub where i can back boat right next to it and not have to bucket bait over. Just think the drip will be better on them than a spray bar. Going to use the old one for ( www. black salties.com ) That I am suppling to a bait shop up here.

I came close to giving up on shad, went down and got some Salties about 2 months ago, 420 mile drive, so i desided to get my dealers licence so i could get some of the gas paid for on next trip. They are a tough bait. think they will do better than shiners, especially since no one seems to have any big broods around here. But the shad are like candy to the Stripers.

I ordered some MS-222 this week that will knock them out when I net and am staying with my shad, with the new drip filter. but now have to fill a order for salties and do want to experiment with them a little myself .

On another note I would like to add that we just got the best stocking of Stripers in Beaver than we have had in the past 8 years. I believe the 90ss will return. I WOULD BE REAL GRATEFULL FOR ANY HELP ON MY PROBLEM WITH THE TANK, I SEARCHED ON GOOGLE FOR 4 HRS YESTERDAY WITH NO RESULTS. THANK YOU AND TAKE A KID FISHING.

[LarryC]

Sorry I can't help on your tank question...that size tank is way out of my realm.

Are you planing on selling Salties? I would like to give them a try.

[fishofexcellence]

Sorry I can't help on your tank question...that size tank is way out of my realm.

Are you planing on selling Salties? I would like to give them a try.

I just got licence to sell to dealers. The only bait shop that I have now is THE LOOK SHOP in Eagle Rock MO , next to the pub on 86, Lou Whitaker, 1-417-271-3399. ( livebaits@yahoo.com ) Hes carering the bay size that run 2-3". do a google on black salty or Anderson minnow farm to get more info. They have a patent on them, bred for salt water fishing but say working well on fresh water stripers. The bay size should be just right when hitting smaller bait, just around the corner.

[Samkam1]

Tried the salties a couple times....they were decent but not great IMHO