Baitwell insert for WX1900

  • AlaskaKing
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    Posts: 10
    March 30, 2015 at 9:57 am #1528841

    I find it annoying having to catch the minnows in my bait well after a day of fishing. Has anyone found any kind of mesh insert that would work in the WX1900? I would prefer something I could lift in and out for access to the bait and still mesh so the water circulates throughout. Any other suggestions that I haven’t considered as well.

    Thanks,

    bowtecmike
    Zimmerman mn
    Posts: 467
    March 30, 2015 at 10:01 am #1528847

    I agree if you find something let me know.

    payday
    Ramsey, Mn
    Posts: 113
    March 30, 2015 at 10:53 am #1528865

    Lindy makes a 1 gal size minnow tamer bag.

    Eric Rehberg
    Eau Claire, WI
    Posts: 3071
    March 30, 2015 at 11:55 am #1528891

    Minnow tamer, just like a leech tamer but bigger. Works pretty slick.

    elk_addict
    Northern IA/Lincoln Lakes Area
    Posts: 253
    March 30, 2015 at 2:06 pm #1528987
    Eric Rehberg wrote:

    Minnow tamer, just like a leech tamer but bigger. Works pretty slick.

    X2! Just have a bait container with fresh water in the truck. Pull the bag from the bait well, pull the plug, put the minnow tamer in your bait container. Nice and clean.

    I use to spend way too much time trying to catch the minnows out of my live well, in the dark, while the mosquitoes tried to carry me away.

    splitshot
    Rosemount, MN
    Posts: 544
    March 30, 2015 at 4:02 pm #1529021

    I always thought “baitwell” was another word for trash can. Never used one for bait in any boat I’ve ever owned. ….Isn’t that what a “minnow bucket” is for?

    Phil Bauerly
    Walker, MN - Leech Lake
    Posts: 866
    March 30, 2015 at 5:22 pm #1529033

    The 1 gallon Lindy one actually fits just right in the front baitwell. It kind of wedges into the opening but the bottom half still sits in the water, you don’t have to reach in very far that way.

    FishBlood&RiverMud
    Prescott
    Posts: 6687
    March 31, 2015 at 7:26 am #1529131

    I just ripped the livewell out of my boat this weekend. Bait goes in a cooler with a minnow scoup. With AIS laws, livewell/baitwells are obsolete IMO.

    mxskeeter
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 3786
    April 16, 2015 at 9:12 pm #1535119
    sktrwx2200 wrote:

    If you buy this one. Take the insert out and it should fit right in the molded spot in your bait-well. Added bonus doesn’t get all moldy and mildew like the bait tamer.

    http://frabill.com/new-products/minnow-bucket-10-quart.html

    This one fits perfect but unless they changed it you need to drill some holes in the bottom to get all the water to drain out. AIS you know.

    AlaskaKing
    NULL
    Posts: 10
    April 24, 2015 at 9:03 am #1537448

    I purchased the Lindy bait tamer, works like a charm. Thanks to all who suggested the fix.

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