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Old 05-30-2014, 09:27 AM
aero320 aero320 is offline
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I have had a 30 gallon Grayline for over 10 years and a Blue Water (similar to SBII) and both have worked well. The Grayline is rotary molded and is almost indestructible. I bought a filter unit from Creek Bait Tanks before they went out of business and adapted it to work in the Blue Water. It uses "panels" of filter material rather than cotton. This seems to be the best setup. Last year, I designed and built a filter unit for the Blue Water based on the Creek Bait Tank design, and it has worked fine.

The actual filter area for the Grayline is smaller so you will need to change filter pads much more frequently. The key to keeping shad alive in either tank is getting the water clean as soon as possible and keeping the water cool. When I fish JPP, I catch about three dozen shad and put them in the tank. Before heading down the lake to fish, I put one bag of ice in the tank along with the blue Shad Saver to block the chlorine and a some salt. Once I arrive at the fishing area, I add an additional bag of ice and keep the filters clean and have good bait all day.

You can keep shad until the next day as long as you keep the filters clean and the maintain the correct water temperature.
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