Hobie Bait Tank Vs. Thresher Tank. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

MVC · 09-02-2009, 04:12 PM

I have used both tanks on my Hobie Revo and I like the Hobie tank much better. You can adjust the water level and you don't have to drag a pump over the side. I have had some problems picking up kelp and eel grass through the intake hose.

Whizz Bang · 09-02-2009, 06:47 PM

Yep,
With a thresher tank the dines are on borrowed time...even healthy happy ones ripped fresh out of the ocean, if I can, the dine goes from the sabiki to the hook...

I give dines about an hour in my thresher
tank before they are tits up.

Gino · 09-02-2009, 06:55 PM

i thought the thresher tank was a pretty good product. i was thinking about buying one.your guys reviews are giving me secound thoughts.

the hobie tanks im not much of a fan of, i know some people who have had a couple issues where bait kept diing on them, And they had to modify it or do some sorta change to fix it.

I use an self made tank and i have never had problems with bait dieing. total cost me 60 bucks to make, much more efficient than the $275 hobie tank.

Billy V · 09-02-2009, 08:33 PM

Thanks for the replies guys.

I have had good success with the Thresher Tank loaded with a dozen Macs.
Using a 6 volt- 12 amp. battery.
Dines tend to take a beating from the Macs, even if there are only 6 Macs. They are fragile bait.

I use them as soon as I catch them, and carefully hook them with the thinnest hook in the tackle box so they live long.

dorado50 · 09-02-2009, 08:50 PM

Think about this.. On the thresher tank water from sea is pumped into the tank from the surface,this fresh sea water then exits from top scupper on tank(as to prevent overflow). Therefore this new fresh water with all the oxygen does not reach bottom where it is needed most. That is why dines don't last as long especially in warmer water times. Not as much of a problem in winter months. The hobie tank deposits water from the bottom thus going upward (circulating oxygen before exiting thru scupper). I also use a thresher tank(three years now,same tank) and have never had a problem with it at all;I really like it.

FISHIONADO · 09-02-2009, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dorado50

Think about this.. On the thresher tank water from sea is pumped into the tank from the surface,this fresh sea water then exits from top scupper on tank(as to prevent overflow). Therefore this new fresh water with all the oxigen does not reach bottom where it is needed most. That is why dines don't last as long especially in warmer water times. Not as much of a problem in winter months. The hobie tank deposits water from the bottom thus going upward (circulating oxigen before exiting thru scupper). I also use a thresher tank(three years now,same tank) and have never had a problem with it at all;I really like it.

But do you have any shark safety tips?

dorado50 · 09-02-2009, 09:00 PM

Ha..ha..the shark shield is a must Dave!!! you know that.. that guy from the philappines says so

deepdvr · 09-03-2009, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dorado50

Think about this.. On the thresher tank water from sea is pumped into the tank from the surface,this fresh sea water then exits from top scupper on tank(as to prevent overflow). Therefore this new fresh water with all the oxygen does not reach bottom where it is needed most. That is why dines don't last as long especially in warmer water times. Not as much of a problem in winter months. The hobie tank deposits water from the bottom thus going upward (circulating oxygen before exiting thru scupper). I also use a thresher tank(three years now,same tank) and have never had a problem with it at all;I really like it.

When making a homemade 5 gallon bucket bait tank can you install the inflow at the bottom of the bucket? Most every homemade tank I've seen with an Attwood type self-priming pump has both the inflow and outflow at the top.

I've lost the majority of my kayak scoop of dines and/or chovys within 30 minutes or so after leaving the point loma bait receiver.

Holy Mackerel · 09-03-2009, 07:21 AM

I rarely use Sardines in my kayak tank, so I can't really comment, but dines/chovies have been rolling lately in my boat, and friends boats.

Water is warm as hell in the harbors, and bays right now, where the bait recievers are located. We usually are greeted with that caveat by the bait guys, when buying bait for running offshore, and most of it rolls in our boat tanks too.

That said, Hobie tank looks like a nice, quality, solid tank. I obviously use a Thresher, and like its low profile, works fine for my mackerel, and dines I sometimes sabiki up.

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dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Think about this.. On the thresher tank water from sea is pumped into the tank from the surface,this fresh sea water then exits from top scupper on tank(as to prevent overflow). Therefore this new fresh water with all the oxygen does not reach bottom where it is needed most. That is why dines don't last as long especially in warmer water times. Not as much of a problem in winter months. The hobie tank deposits water from the bottom thus going upward (circulating oxygen before exiting thru scupper). I also use a thresher tank(three years now,same tank) and have never had a problem with it at all;I really like it. Last edited by dorado50; 09-02-2009 at 10:09 PM.

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dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Ha..ha..the shark shield is a must Dave!!! you know that.. that guy from the philappines says so Last edited by dorado50; 09-02-2009 at 10:10 PM.

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09-02-2009, 04:12 PM	#1
MVC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 278	I have used both tanks on my Hobie Revo and I like the Hobie tank much better. You can adjust the water level and you don't have to drag a pump over the side. I have had some problems picking up kelp and eel grass through the intake hose.

09-02-2009, 06:47 PM	#2
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	Yep, With a thresher tank the dines are on borrowed time...even healthy happy ones ripped fresh out of the ocean, if I can, the dine goes from the sabiki to the hook... I give dines about an hour in my thresher tank before they are tits up.

09-02-2009, 06:55 PM	#3
Gino Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 520	i thought the thresher tank was a pretty good product. i was thinking about buying one.your guys reviews are giving me secound thoughts. the hobie tanks im not much of a fan of, i know some people who have had a couple issues where bait kept diing on them, And they had to modify it or do some sorta change to fix it. I use an self made tank and i have never had problems with bait dieing. total cost me 60 bucks to make, much more efficient than the $275 hobie tank.

09-02-2009, 08:33 PM	#4
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Thanks for the replies guys. I have had good success with the Thresher Tank loaded with a dozen Macs. Using a 6 volt- 12 amp. battery. Dines tend to take a beating from the Macs, even if there are only 6 Macs. They are fragile bait. I use them as soon as I catch them, and carefully hook them with the thinnest hook in the tackle box so they live long.

09-03-2009, 07:21 AM	#9
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	I rarely use Sardines in my kayak tank, so I can't really comment, but dines/chovies have been rolling lately in my boat, and friends boats. Water is warm as hell in the harbors, and bays right now, where the bait recievers are located. We usually are greeted with that caveat by the bait guys, when buying bait for running offshore, and most of it rolls in our boat tanks too. That said, Hobie tank looks like a nice, quality, solid tank. I obviously use a Thresher, and like its low profile, works fine for my mackerel, and dines I sometimes sabiki up.