DIY Bait Tank & Bucket Filter

[captain belly]

Just wanted to share my bait tank and bucket filter build.  I like to cast net for bait after work and load this baby up.  By the time the weekend rolls around, I have plenty of live bait for MO river Cats.  Hope this video may help others make their own.

https://youtu.be/T2wqcMAPWVQ

[Terrierman]

I used to do something similar with about 2/3 of a 55 gallon barrel and a bilge pump that I could use to fill or empty the tank from the river.  Made a spray bar from PVC pipe too.  Ice helps keep bait and so does rock salt.  Used carp fingerlings from Taberville when we could get them - fingerlings meaning 5" to 7", bluegill/sunfish when we could catch them or goldfish in a pinch.  Caught a lot of nice flatheads and blues on throw lines.  Which I presume you know all about.

Your rig is nice.  That filter will get some biology going in nothing flat.  

Thanks for posting.