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25.05.2021 14:18:52
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The 6 volt SLA battery was chosen so that the force of the streams of water wouldn’t injure the baitfish. The bilge pump (rated for 500 GPH at 12 volts) now circulates 250 GPH with the 6 volt battery. This setup is more than enough to keep the herring happy and makes hardwiring the Nano Spotter light (also 6 volts) possible. more
In order to hard-wire the Nano Spotter, I cut the flashlight with a hacksaw as pictured. I then molded an end cap to fit securely over the exposed portion, drilled a hole in the cap and passed the wires through the flashlight body. Next, I carefully soldered the wires to the positive and negative leads on the circuit board of the light. A liberal amount of Goop was used to seal the end cap and the hole drilled for the wires. I reassembled the flashlight head and left it in the "on" position, allowing the additional toggle switch to control the on/off settings remotely. The rest is pretty self-explanatory – if you need an explanation on the basics of wiring up the connectors (w/o a switch) see the pictures on the Battery Box Blog Post HERE .
You can get the same lighting result by just using the Nano Spotter without modifying it. 4 AAA batteries deliver 60 hours of run time and the waterproof flashlight can be zip tied to any of the PVC parts, either under the waterline or above. A twist of the rubber flashlight head is all it takes to turn this light on and off. In fact, if you attach the supplied diffusion cone on the light, it will float and it can be turned on and just be tossed in the bait well. Whatever route you take, the light option makes it so easy to net the baitfish in low light conditions. The Nano Spotter packages include the 4 colored disks as pictured here to change the color output if desired.
Once the plate is installed, assemble and zip tie the two pieces of bungee cord as pictured and attach the S biner. This setup secures the battery box quite nicely. Use a hole saw drill bit to carefully bore a hole through the top corner of the cooler below the lid. Be sure to keep pressure on the opposite side of the cooler wall with a scrap piece of lumber so the bit actually cuts a hole instead of cracking the inside wall. (I drilled through the outside wall first, carefully cut away the foam on the inside, then reinserted the bit while pressing a block against the inner wall.)
Do not liquid tape the colored lead terminal connectors together, but seal up the openings around the blue insulator. By leaving the connector blades uncoated you can disconnect the power from the battery without having to open the drybag to get to the battery and better yet, you don't have a mechanical switch that can fail from saltwater exposure. [links]
The blue arrow shows the adjustable screw on the spray head. The nice thing about this spray head is that it is adjustable and you can control the flow with an adjustment screw on the head. here
The advantage of a larger size tank is that it can double as a live well for tournament fishing.
Not all bilge pumps are equal, The pump I use in this project is not the greatest. It is a battery hog at 1.4 amps. There are others at 1 amp, which would be a better choice.
When I originally started this project, I was going to use one of the Rubbermaid boxes in the picture as a water proof battery box. Also in the picture is an outdoor switch and switch cover which I planned to mount on the battery box, however I have really come to prefer dry bags and will explain why later on. The blade style terminal connectors either come in a package with a bunch of other terminal connectors in any auto section at most stores or you can get them separately at Radio Shack. You can get the fully insulated terminal connectors from Radio Shack which are higher quality than the typical half insulated terminal connectors in the picture above. You will see the difference in the crimps that are shown in the pictures later on.
In the hot Texas sun, he is careful to monitor the water temperature. “I keep a cup handy to periodically dump cool water into the tank,” he says. Castro says shrimp can be particularly finicky. “A sea sponge in the bottom of the livewell gives the shrimp something to cling to when the water is sloshing.” [links]
Aftermarket accessory company YakGear designed the Cratewell to double as a livewell or tackle storage system. here
In spring of 2019, Hobie released a new system inspired by a long tradition of West Coast live bait fishing.
The system has an integrated, chargeable battery designed to run the Livewell all day. A powerful pump is plumbed to run through any kayak’s scuppers. Rigging is as simple as dropping the livewell into the kayak, plugging in the battery, hitting the power switch and pedaling forward to prime the pump.
The self-contained system from Wilderness Systems includes a chargeable lithium battery with USB outlets to plug in a phone or other electronics. The Thrive Baitwell comes with partitions to keep bait in reach and a spring-loaded lid making it easy to use both hands to manage the bait.