Thread: water for bait on pier

Is there a source for salt water on the pier for bait buckets?

sure is....drop a bucket down on a rope and all the salt water you care to pull back up.....the other is fresh water only out of the hoses

You can use my bucket if I'm there. You can even use my rope to draw it back up.

If you drop a 5 gallon bucket down, don't let it fill up! About half a bucket is all you want to have to pull back up.
I have a small bucket and it works great.

i use a 2 gal my chlorine tabs come in.ill be down 25-5 if anyone needs any

If using a 5 gallon bucket drill holes to limit the water/weight you want to haul up. It's easier to make two pulls than one with too much. Us a good rope it will be easier on your hands that you must use all day.

To minimize what I have to carry around, I bring a 6 quart Frabill trolling minnow bucket with a 30 foot rope tied onto the handle.
It fits conveniently inside a 5-gallon bucket (for storage) and the rope fits inside of it.
I simply drop it down and haul up seawater 3 or 4 times to pour into my bucket.

Thanks all for the help. I had a LOOONG stringer that just made it to the water, filled it half way and hauled it up.
I asked the question based on east coats pier experience. Many have salt water tanks and aerators for the larger king baits to stay lively. I have never ventured to the end of GS pier, end did not know if there was a tank out there.
Thanks again for the help and ,,,DANG did I miss the bite or what yesterday!!! every buggy coming off the pier was slammed w/ bonita, jacks and big reds...

I always thought the pier would install a 'live bait tank' or shallow 'touch' tank or even a front view aquarium like tank for the educational aspects.
I thought that was the original idea of the large glass front displays in the bait shop.
IMHO a bait tank with a plexiglass front would be a huge draw for curiosity seekers and gawkers, and even fishermen ;-)



Imagine a tank with the species commonly caught from the pier plus some of the rarer specimens on display (with placards naming them, which are good to eat, how to catch, regulations, etc.)
It could be filled daily with minimal maintenance (maybe from volunteers?)

And the saltwater pump could easily have a tap (spigot) to allow filling bait buckets for those without a drop bucket on a rope.

Anyway, just a thought...