[kicked back]

I'm wondering if some of you peoples could talk about what you use...home made, store bought, old school, etc. A lot of them are better used in cooler climates than ours so that makes a difference. I have a floater that is put in the lake but later on when the water warms... what types are preferred? I have a 2 inch thick styro foam chest with 2 in lid that would be perfect but just don't know what aerator to get. Any ideas will be appreciated and thanks.

[Fish Hawk]

I use the $10 minnow bucket from with a $40 12v air pump from BPS. Minnows last for days with change of water and adding ice.

[OneBlade]

Yellow and white minnow bucket that has some sort of cheapo insulation around it.  What keeps them alive though is the 12v air pump - works great and no more D batteries.  Coming from the midwest, we just hung it over the side of the boat but I learned real quick when it gets warmer here they don't last as long.  They need oxygen!

[cousinlll]

This is the one I have:  http://www.dryhandsminnowbucket.com/  works pretty good.  I'll connect it to the 12V air pump that I plan on winning this weekend   

[Fishless]

I used to use the Yellow floating minnow bucket all the time until I kept taking off on plane in the boat and wondering what the big wave was I was pushing off the side of the boat . I bought one of the small coleman ice chests (like 12" x 8"x 8" high) it is insulated and has a top that can be locked in place. Drilled a small hole in the top where my aireator line feeds down into the chest. On hot days just a couple pieces of ice and the water stays cool, is stable so it won't fall over in the boat works great and keeps minnows alive all day even on a hot July day.

[The Desert Rat]

Fishless---I believe you have the best solution !! I have a large Yeti Best cooler on the market--with this adea, I will get a small Yeti and do the same-- GREAT Input

[Art Chamberlin]

I use a 28 quart Igloo I bought at WalMart for $17 and  hook on a Frabill oxygenator and it works very good. Be sure to leave your lid cracked open except when your on plane.......Art

[kicked back]

 :headbang:I think I messed up! what type/brand/model AERATORS are you using...a lot of reviews and some not so good has left me unsure what to buy? Thanks again

[IAMMAC]

Fishless---I believe you have the best solution !! I have a large Yeti Best cooler on the market--with this adea, I will get a small Yeti and do the same-- GREAT Input

Gonna be an expensive minnow bucket!

[kique482]

My buddy bought us a minnow bucket at sportsmans last week.  Not sure which one it is but I has an aerator attached to it that runs on batteries I think. 
I will find out which one he got us and let you all know how it works out.

I am sure you all already know, but when my uncle had a little sporting good store and he would sell minnows, he would add a ton of ice to get the water as cold as possible without killing the minnows.  Forgot the reason but if I recall it had something to do with slowing em down which meant less oxygen used and less stress.  I usually add like 1/4 to 1/2 a bag of ice to my bucket.  I hate wasting money on dead bait. 

Kique