I was honored to have you in my backyard here in NC. It was the best day of 2019 to have met you at Bass Pro Shops. You and Wheeler are all I watch on TV. Stay country and thanks for taking the time to interact with us fishermen that cannot make it to the big league.
That's a great tip on keeping your life well clean and ready for business. at first I did not think it was all that dirty. When you finish that's when I could see a big difference. Thank you for showing us how you take care of your boat. Also good luck for this coming season.
Very informative, just enough for the common man or tournament fisher to understand how and WHY to keep your livewells clean👍 Keep the great vids coming
Excellence starts by knowing the basics. Thank you for sharing an important part of fishing conservation. You also help us understand that being a pro fisherman isn’t all glamour. Thanks for sharing!
I watched this video two years ago when it came out but when I needed to search what the pros do to clean your livewells I clicked on yours first! Mine's been neglected and it's about to get squeeky. Hook em hard Mark!
What up Mark, this youtube “suggestion” came up after I watched your video about the clear straw keeper that was just posted today. This makes me even more serious about putting me in the line for your boat in 2-3 years! You’re taking care of equipment ALL around! Let’s just say I had to dig some Red Bull cans out of a certain someone’s live-well the other day!😂 🤙🤛
Not being a tournament angler I only have my livewell once a year maybe...if crappie fishing and not bass fishing. But this was pretty interesting for sure. Thank you for the vid and the basic products and great instructions
Good deal man, checking out videos of how guys do it. One thing I like to do is hit it with a vacuum to get the big chunks first so they don’t potentially screw up my drain valve. I once had a tourney where I forgot to clean them and had 3-4 little baitfish get puked up. Never forget to clean them after getting that smell out lol
Great video. Definetly a must to ensure our waterways and fisheries are safe from any evasive algae or bacteria. Also, what setting do you prefer recirculate or automatic when you store bass in your livewell? Again thanks for the vid.
When I finished fishing Old Hickory last time. I added soap to my livewells and it shook up all the way back here to Alabama. I rinsed them out in my driveway and looking good...
I don’t have a bot like that but maybe I would be a little careful of the bleach on near that carpet!!! When doing the lids that’s all I could think of.. lol Great video and best of luck this year
Mark, I was waiting to see if you filled the tanks up with fresh water and ran the pump when you were done. There is residue of bleach and soap in the recirculating system if you do not. It is a small amount but maybe enough to harm to the fish.
Love the way you fish and handle yourself, from pre-fishing thru the tournament and how you relate to the public as well as to other pro anglers. Such respect you show! I hope you get it back 2-fold. Question about this simple, excellent video: do you have any concerns about how the bleach and/or Dawn affect the Oxygenator? I hand-scrub with baking soda and just a little water because of my concerns about them. But I always wonder if my concerns are ill founded. I don’t walk under ladders, either! Lol!
@markdanielsjr This is just another example of why I respect you as a person & a hammer on the water. Thanks M.A.D.Nificent #MDJ Always great concept as it relates to your content.
Mark, You mentioned that there is one other screen on the Ranger that you clean out. Where is it located? Is that the one at the bottom of the transom? Great video. Thanks. Just subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to more of your videos.
I use my bay boat livewells for bait only, no fish culling (mullet, shad, ballyhoo, shrimp, crab). When I go freshwater striper fishing I have a 50 gallon Creekbank filtered tank I use and load it down with shad. I clean boat baitwells and bait tank the same. I pour approx 1/2 gallon bleach in 50 gallon filtered bait tank as I am filling with water (about 1/4 gallon bleach in 30 gallon baitwells), filter in place with pump and aerator running. Fill the tank with water, let it run for 15-20 minutes. Turn off pump and let it sit for a few hours, no scrubbing needed. After sitting a few hours or until next day, run pump for a few more minutes, turn off pump and drain tank. Rinse very well with fresh water then repeat same steps with a box of baking soda added in water (no bleach). Few hours later or next day, rinse clean and sanitized tank. The baking soda neutralizes the bleach, there will be no smell of bleach and tank is ready for lively shad. This method has worked for me for 15+ years, never loose bait due to chemicals.
If you want to get rid of all the soap suds after all cleaning is done, get you a bar of regular soap & lather it up in your live wells it will get rid of all of the soap suds, just run fresh water in livewwells You Are welcome You are welcome Bucky. Bass Wilson, NC 27893
The problem with using hard bristles is it scratches your livewell. In the long run it creates more surfaces for dirt and grime to cling onto. A sponge brush would be better long term imo.
