Post by Striper on Jan 16, 2007 10:07:56 GMT -5
*It should be noted that some ice contains chlorine etc which BaitFresh should be added to conteract the chemicals that could be harmful.
1. Livewells should be filled early in the morning while the upper foot of surface water is the coldest. Add the appropriate amount of Rejuvenade necessary to treat the volume of water in your livewell and start your aerator or oxygenation system in order to load oxygen prior to catching the first fish. Having your livewell ready to go prior to catching your first fish saves you time and ounces. Simply add the appropriate amount of Rejuvenade to your livewell at the dock prior to take off and your ready to go when you fill your livewell.
After the first fish is caught, the aerator/oxygenation system should run continually throughout the day (an aerator pump should not use anymore power than a flow thru pump), follow manufacturer recommendations on oxygen systems.
2. As the day progresses, during warmer months, and the water temperature exceeds 80 degrees ice should be added as needed in order to keep livewell water temperature approximately 8 to 10 degrees below surface water temperature.
When water temperature exceeds 80 degrees it is not recommended that you continually flow water thru your livewell due to the fact that the surface water temperature will continue to rise throughout the day and as a result holds less and less oxygen and adds warmer water to your livewell.
It is better to fill the livewell early and cool it with ice periodically to maintain cool livewell water temperatures and which increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the water and reduce heat stress on the fish as much as possible.
3. With a limit of fish in the livewell, you should replace the volume of water in your livewell every 2 to 3 hours (in order to remove metabolic waste). Water should be replaced and recharged with the appropriate amount of Rejuvenade. Ice should be added at this time as well in order to lower the temperature of the incoming water to acceptable levels.
4. Livewell water should be cooled back down to 8 to 10 degrees below surface temperature prior to the final run to the weigh-in site in order to minimize the stress on fish during this time.
5. Prior to motoring back into the dock area, check livewell water level (livewell should be full in order to optimize the environment for the fish). If additional water is needed, water should be taken from the main channel, refill, cool and treat with Rejuvenade before you come in to the dock area. WATER SHOULD NOT BE PULLED IN AT THE DOCK, this water is hotter, has less oxygen and contains petroleum by-products that can be harmful to your catch.
6. When boats are docked at the weigh-in site and your creel is put in a weigh-in bag, the bag should be filled with the cooler, oxygenated water from the livewell rather than surface water at the landing. Remember, the water at the landing is typically shallow, hotter and contains less oxygen and may contain petroleum products that are harmful to your catch.
These are suggestions for livewell management during tournament conditions and are designed to provide optimum conditions for bass and walleye tournament anglers and help reduce the chances of water weight loss, regurgitation weight loss and fish mortality.
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1. Livewells should be filled early in the morning while the upper foot of surface water is the coldest. Add the appropriate amount of Rejuvenade necessary to treat the volume of water in your livewell and start your aerator or oxygenation system in order to load oxygen prior to catching the first fish. Having your livewell ready to go prior to catching your first fish saves you time and ounces. Simply add the appropriate amount of Rejuvenade to your livewell at the dock prior to take off and your ready to go when you fill your livewell.
After the first fish is caught, the aerator/oxygenation system should run continually throughout the day (an aerator pump should not use anymore power than a flow thru pump), follow manufacturer recommendations on oxygen systems.
2. As the day progresses, during warmer months, and the water temperature exceeds 80 degrees ice should be added as needed in order to keep livewell water temperature approximately 8 to 10 degrees below surface water temperature.
When water temperature exceeds 80 degrees it is not recommended that you continually flow water thru your livewell due to the fact that the surface water temperature will continue to rise throughout the day and as a result holds less and less oxygen and adds warmer water to your livewell.
It is better to fill the livewell early and cool it with ice periodically to maintain cool livewell water temperatures and which increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the water and reduce heat stress on the fish as much as possible.
3. With a limit of fish in the livewell, you should replace the volume of water in your livewell every 2 to 3 hours (in order to remove metabolic waste). Water should be replaced and recharged with the appropriate amount of Rejuvenade. Ice should be added at this time as well in order to lower the temperature of the incoming water to acceptable levels.
4. Livewell water should be cooled back down to 8 to 10 degrees below surface temperature prior to the final run to the weigh-in site in order to minimize the stress on fish during this time.
5. Prior to motoring back into the dock area, check livewell water level (livewell should be full in order to optimize the environment for the fish). If additional water is needed, water should be taken from the main channel, refill, cool and treat with Rejuvenade before you come in to the dock area. WATER SHOULD NOT BE PULLED IN AT THE DOCK, this water is hotter, has less oxygen and contains petroleum by-products that can be harmful to your catch.
6. When boats are docked at the weigh-in site and your creel is put in a weigh-in bag, the bag should be filled with the cooler, oxygenated water from the livewell rather than surface water at the landing. Remember, the water at the landing is typically shallow, hotter and contains less oxygen and may contain petroleum products that are harmful to your catch.
These are suggestions for livewell management during tournament conditions and are designed to provide optimum conditions for bass and walleye tournament anglers and help reduce the chances of water weight loss, regurgitation weight loss and fish mortality.
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