[Pau Hana]

Bait will keep for quite a while, depending on a few conditions:

• how "cured" the bait is (how long the bait has been in the receiver- the longer the better, as the bait has overcome the trauma of being netted and transferred around)
• flow of the water in the tank- the tank should fill in about 7-10 minutes MAX, and should have a drain hose at least 1.5x the diameter of the fill hose.
• style of tank- round or oval is best, as there's no corners to bump into.
• Tank placement- midships or stern is best, as there's less trauma due to motion.

We've run live bait for several days without any major losses. If you have 2 batteries, switch to the house battery before you go to bed to run the tank. In the morning, switch to the main/starting battery to ge the engine going.

HTH