20 Gallon Bait Tank Build Project

[Blue_Runner]

Shawsee, get yourself a round or oval tub/container b/t 20 - 30 gallons....I'll tell you exactly what we did and all the materials you need.

Piece of cake! Reely!

[tsubaki]

I never thought about using the synthetic stucco that way.
Great post Blue!

[Blue_Runner]

I don't think it was actually stucco...heck I don't know what it is. It is some kind of rubberized waterproof coating over fiberglass mesh. I do remember him saying he could use the other stuff but it would be 10 x heavier than this stuff. Thanks Tsub! I'll send the compliments to my buddy.

[bigshrimpin]

Originally Posted by Blue_Runner

Shawsee, get yourself a round or oval tub/container b/t 20 - 30 gallons....I'll tell you exactly what we did and all the materials you need.

Piece of cake! Reely!

Hey BR - Where did you get a 20 gallon bucket?

[Blue_Runner]

BS - I've had it for 8 or 10 years. One of my bro-in-laws got it for me. I'm not sure where he got it but it did not contain liquid, rather I think it was a container for some sort of beads. I wish I knew where to get my hands on more.

All of my projects seem to be on this 8 - 10 year plan, go figure.

[willy]

Blue you dont need a pump. just put a overflow pipe in the top with a piece of mesh on it and pour on a bucket of water every once in awhile, wprks great
Nice job

[bcraigan]

That is awesome! Isnt' there a west marine in Columbia?

Also, I have two of those tubs, and would love to build one of those! Can you pm me the materials etc? What a great job! Is it portable, or will it be mounted in the boat... Thanks again. Craigan. Oh, and i'm just on the other side of columbia above camden, sc. Nice to find other scarolinians here.

[bcraigan]

Oh, and I bought the tubs I have I got from a yardsale one day. The guy said they used to contain some sort of beads like Blue said, and were used at a local plant somewhere down near Conway. Not much help, but for what it's worth the guy was selling them for 50 cents a piece and the two I have left have lids with them.

[Blue_Runner]

It is a portable tank. It will be self-contained and primarily used with hickory and threadfin shad in my V and in dad's little boat.

BC here is what you need:

1/2" styrofoam sheets - enough to wrap around 2 x
3/4" styrofoam sheets - enough to wrap around 1 x

Clean the exterior of the tub and dry thoroughly then ruff up with coarse sandpaper and you are ready to start.

Use 3M Sta-Put spray adhesive (follow instructions on can) to stick the foam on the tub leaving an overhang which you can cut off with a sharp knife later.

We used the sta'put in the blue can.


Once you stick the foam and trim edges - we beveled the edges - you can use sandpaper on the foam to smooth out the bevels.

On the fiberglass mesh, we used stucco mesh as seen in the pics. Below is a pic of some I found online. Basically he put a bed coat of the rubberized coating directly on the foam and pressed the mesh into it, then went back over the whole deal 4 more times or so w/ rubberized coating, smoothing each time. He let the mesh overhang on the top and bottom then put slits every inch or so in order to wrap the bevels.

Then paint and lid. The yellow seal on the lid is an old garden hose w/ caulking.

[bcraigan]

Thanks man!