My Bait Tank Ideas - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Iceman · 09-16-2010, 07:45 AM

Good stuff!

It looks like your check valve will be below the water line, keeping water in the line, but the pump is above the water line. I would think you would still have to do your initial prime by pouring water in the tank to get water to the pump to draw. The Hobie design uses a 90 pick up that uses forward momentum to draw in the water.

Water inlet at the bottom of the tank is a great idea as bait will die down there with plenty of fresh flow just above them.

interesting stuff with the reverse polarity switch, I really like using 6 volts.

09-16-2010, 07:45 AM	#7
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Good stuff! It looks like your check valve will be below the water line, keeping water in the line, but the pump is above the water line. I would think you would still have to do your initial prime by pouring water in the tank to get water to the pump to draw. The Hobie design uses a 90 pick up that uses forward momentum to draw in the water. Water inlet at the bottom of the tank is a great idea as bait will die down there with plenty of fresh flow just above them. interesting stuff with the reverse polarity switch, I really like using 6 volts. __________________