Bait tube question... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FamousJay · 09-25-2011, 12:21 AM

This is the type of questions I think of at 1am.....

I made a Bait tube a week or so ago, and have yet to try it out. I got to thinking about when I paddle over to the barge to get some dines next outing just how I am going to get them in the tube...

Do I make the kid hold the net while I put them in one by one? Should I fab up some sort of funnel? If I dump them in can they turn in a 4" tube?

Its a 4"x36" Black ABS tube with a screw on end cap and 1/4" holes drilled all over the tube.

Sorry for the odd question but just wondered how everyone else does it.

Thanks, Jay

Chuck D · 09-25-2011, 05:58 AM

Get a sabiki and make your own bait. You can only fit maybe 4 greenbacks, 6 Sardines or 10 anchovies which will not live long in your tube. By the time you start fishing this may last you 15 min then you need to go back and get more. I am not even sure if they will put bait in a tube for you, they use big nets and dont handle the bait. If you try it and they do make sure that they dont charge you over $3 for that small amount of bait.

salty pirate · 09-25-2011, 08:53 AM

Don't waste money at the bait barge. Sardines only last 15 min tops in a bait tube. Greenbacks, spaniard's and squid last all day. I agree with chuck d on the sabki, bring 2 with you.
FYI my bait tube is 2" x 2' pvc. it can hold 5-6 bait's.

DanaPT · 09-25-2011, 09:28 AM

Bring the sabiki(s) 2 is probably the right number 10-12 size hooks is what I like.

I've noticed I can catch bigger macs using a elk hair streamer with a little sauce on it. ICEMAN turned me onto this idea and it does work. "Anything with "flashy" thread would be a good fly for the mackerel."

http://media.photobucket.com/image/s...h/DSCN0717.jpg

Sometimes, making bait can be tough even with the fish finder, so bring something with you, be it swim-bait or frozen bait, just in case.

no fun spending a lot of time fishing for bait and not having a plan b.

T-Rex · 09-25-2011, 04:18 PM

Macks are fine, but with dines don't overload your bait tube otherwise you'll end up with this. I only loaded three and they all squeezed forward died in 10 minutes. Maybe smaller diameter PVC would work better for dines.

fishstew · 09-26-2011, 10:11 AM

I use 2 different bait tubes....a larger diameter tube for my macks and a 1 1/2 inch tube for sardines. With the smaller diameter tube it keeps them from being able to turn around and I have had sardines last 3 or 4 hours in my bait tube. I wouldnt waste your monet at the bait barge though....Just get a sabiki and jig up your own.....they are healthier and hardier than the stuff you would get from the bait barge anyway.

FamousJay · 09-26-2011, 01:46 PM

Thanks for the replies guys.

I will just use my sabiki's and catch my own. I guess I will use the 4" tube for macs and make a smaller tube for the dines and chovies.

I am going to look like a floating circus with all these tubes trailing behind me...

09-25-2011, 12:21 AM	#1
FamousJay Junior Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Laguna Grande Posts: 18	Bait tube question... This is the type of questions I think of at 1am..... I made a Bait tube a week or so ago, and have yet to try it out. I got to thinking about when I paddle over to the barge to get some dines next outing just how I am going to get them in the tube... Do I make the kid hold the net while I put them in one by one? Should I fab up some sort of funnel? If I dump them in can they turn in a 4" tube? Its a 4"x36" Black ABS tube with a screw on end cap and 1/4" holes drilled all over the tube. Sorry for the odd question but just wondered how everyone else does it. Thanks, Jay

09-25-2011, 08:53 AM	#3
salty pirate Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: where the hell is Temecula Posts: 268	bait tube Don't waste money at the bait barge. Sardines only last 15 min tops in a bait tube. Greenbacks, spaniard's and squid last all day. I agree with chuck d on the sabki, bring 2 with you. FYI my bait tube is 2" x 2' pvc. it can hold 5-6 bait's.

09-25-2011, 09:28 AM	#4
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,605	agreeeeeeed. Bring the sabiki(s) 2 is probably the right number 10-12 size hooks is what I like. I've noticed I can catch bigger macs using a elk hair streamer with a little sauce on it. ICEMAN turned me onto this idea and it does work. "Anything with "flashy" thread would be a good fly for the mackerel." http://media.photobucket.com/image/s...h/DSCN0717.jpg Sometimes, making bait can be tough even with the fish finder, so bring something with you, be it swim-bait or frozen bait, just in case. no fun spending a lot of time fishing for bait and not having a plan b.

09-25-2011, 05:58 AM	#2
Chuck D Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bay Park Posts: 559	Get a sabiki and make your own bait. You can only fit maybe 4 greenbacks, 6 Sardines or 10 anchovies which will not live long in your tube. By the time you start fishing this may last you 15 min then you need to go back and get more. I am not even sure if they will put bait in a tube for you, they use big nets and dont handle the bait. If you try it and they do make sure that they dont charge you over $3 for that small amount of bait.

09-25-2011, 04:18 PM	#5
T-Rex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita Posts: 770	Macks are fine, but with dines don't overload your bait tube otherwise you'll end up with this. I only loaded three and they all squeezed forward died in 10 minutes. Maybe smaller diameter PVC would work better for dines.

09-26-2011, 10:11 AM	#6
fishstew Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 30	I use 2 different bait tubes....a larger diameter tube for my macks and a 1 1/2 inch tube for sardines. With the smaller diameter tube it keeps them from being able to turn around and I have had sardines last 3 or 4 hours in my bait tube. I wouldnt waste your monet at the bait barge though....Just get a sabiki and jig up your own.....they are healthier and hardier than the stuff you would get from the bait barge anyway.

09-26-2011, 01:46 PM	#7
FamousJay Junior Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Laguna Grande Posts: 18	Thanks for the replies guys. I will just use my sabiki's and catch my own. I guess I will use the 4" tube for macs and make a smaller tube for the dines and chovies. I am going to look like a floating circus with all these tubes trailing behind me...