anyone have any plans, ideas about a nice, light, but will stay weighted down by the dock cage for the fish the kids catch, kind of like the big fish baskets?
thanks
May 25, 2011 at 5:35 pm
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building a fish cage
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May 25, 2011 at 5:44 pm #969013
Old clothes washer tubs work well, craigs list.
May 25, 2011 at 5:48 pm #969016never crossed my mind. thanks
May 25, 2011 at 6:01 pm #969018We use something like this at the cabin. We keep large muskie suckers in it in the fall. We wrapped it (and zip tie) with wire mesh with a smaller diameter. We have to make sure and secure the opening. We have otters that have eaten more than a dozen 16 inch suckers over night.
May 25, 2011 at 6:10 pm #969020was thinking that also. as a good idea there. jsut seeing how “ingenious” guys are on here. as we are defiantely DIY’s on this site.
May 25, 2011 at 6:15 pm #969021I’ve seen both the washer tub and wire kennel in action
We’ve got a wire kennel at our cabin now. The downsides I see are 1) it rusts 2) it catches every bit of aquatic vegetation that washes to shore. Otherwise, it serves it’s purpose well. I have had friends that use the wash tub. It works great, but you’ll need to find some type of cover for it.One night, I watched a bowfin swim up to ours that had some sunnies in it that my nieces caught. It was persistant in trying to get them, but it never could figure out how to get at one
May 25, 2011 at 6:31 pm #969030HOW LARGE OF A KENNEL SHOULD I USE?
May 25, 2011 at 6:55 pm #969042Quote:
HOW LARGE OF A KENNEL SHOULD I USE?
how many cats you plan on putting in?
May 25, 2011 at 7:01 pm #969044Quote:
Quote:
HOW LARGE OF A KENNEL SHOULD I USE?
how many cats you plan on putting in?
I am sure he is going to target some DOGfish
May 25, 2011 at 7:06 pm #969050I was going to say kittens, but thought I might offend a whole slug of warm hearted people.
May 25, 2011 at 7:09 pm #969051Just guessing, but ours is about 30″ tall, 24″ wide, 24″ deep.
May 25, 2011 at 7:10 pm #969052Here are the best one’s i’ve found and it can be built bigger or smaller depending on your needs. I have one like the article in the pond in my backyard. http://floridasportfishing.com/magazine/the-rigging-station/how-to-rig-a-bait-pen-for-less-than-the-cost-of-a-dozen-baits.html
May 25, 2011 at 7:27 pm #969063if you are going to hold sunnies or bullheads in it, you want to get your mesh size down to 1″ x 1″ at least. I built mine with 1/2″ mesh and greeen treat frame and was very happy with it. it lasted over ten years before i needed to re-fabric it. The wood was still holding up. I tried the dog kennel pictured and a turtle got in and ate my sunnies…
May 25, 2011 at 9:17 pm #969095we used a plastic 55 gal drum and drilled a ton of 1/4″ holes in it, put about 3″ gravel in the bottom to hold it in place and a little wire to hold it to the dock post , a gate hinge and hasp keep the top on
May 25, 2011 at 9:41 pm #969101great idea.
make the holes 1/2″ to 3/4″ or even 1″. Blade bit will work. thousands of holes. it’s your aerator…
smaller (1/4″) if your are going to keep minnows in it.May 25, 2011 at 9:50 pm #969103Make sure you put your name on it. The regs require that if my memory serves. We had a floating fish pen and got warned one time. It was empty. We all used it. He told us we would have gotten a ticket had we had fish and it wasn’t marked. In Wisconsin it is illegal to:
• to use or possess a box or container in which to hold live fish in any water of the state
unless a legible tag bearing the owner or user’s name and address is attached to the
container. Containers and live boxes used by anglers while fishing are exempt from this
requirement
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