Looking to build or buy a bait tank - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 06-02-2015, 07:15 AM

If you comfortable with the building process making your own tank its pretty easy. The hobie tanks are great. $300 great, i dont know. But the No muss or fuss, basicly drop in and go is handy. The vittles vault tanks are popular and work well. There are lots of tutorials on making them. In a PA size and weight aren't much of an issue so you could make a great tank. Like pelican said, the less stuff in the tank the better and its not hard to make. Maybe study lots of photos and bids of tanks and brain storm. Mike

taggermike · 06-02-2015, 07:53 AM

When I started yak fishing everything was DIY. For my first tank I thought about what the perfect tank would be. I even talked to a guy that makes tanks for sports boats. I had a cobra FnD so size n weight didn't really matter. Tank was 8 gallons and round. It was low n wide so the volumn was usable to the fish. (Fish dont circle vertically). I built a combing on top so I could run the tank to the top with out water sloshing out. Pump and stand pipe were out side the tank. Pump pulled throuh a scupper and stand pipe went over the side. I had an adjustable inlet at the top to control current spin and a drain at the bottom so scales would flush out. Best tank I have ever used or seen. Kept every thing from little chovies to big mack alive and well all day I switched to a OK prowler 15 and the tank was way too heavy. Wish I still had that tank. Hope this may help if you want to buildva dream tank. Mike

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06-02-2015, 07:15 AM	#1
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	If you comfortable with the building process making your own tank its pretty easy. The hobie tanks are great. $300 great, i dont know. But the No muss or fuss, basicly drop in and go is handy. The vittles vault tanks are popular and work well. There are lots of tutorials on making them. In a PA size and weight aren't much of an issue so you could make a great tank. Like pelican said, the less stuff in the tank the better and its not hard to make. Maybe study lots of photos and bids of tanks and brain storm. Mike

06-02-2015, 07:53 AM	#2
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	When I started yak fishing everything was DIY. For my first tank I thought about what the perfect tank would be. I even talked to a guy that makes tanks for sports boats. I had a cobra FnD so size n weight didn't really matter. Tank was 8 gallons and round. It was low n wide so the volumn was usable to the fish. (Fish dont circle vertically). I built a combing on top so I could run the tank to the top with out water sloshing out. Pump and stand pipe were out side the tank. Pump pulled throuh a scupper and stand pipe went over the side. I had an adjustable inlet at the top to control current spin and a drain at the bottom so scales would flush out. Best tank I have ever used or seen. Kept every thing from little chovies to big mack alive and well all day I switched to a OK prowler 15 and the tank was way too heavy. Wish I still had that tank. Hope this may help if you want to buildva dream tank. Mike