Feeding bait in the bait pen

Kabbana · 04-15-2009, 06:01 PM

Has anyone experimented with time release feeders (pond feeders) or the feed that can be put in them (flakes or pellets) for feeding gogs, pilchards, runners, etc.?

Relentless33 · 04-15-2009, 06:47 PM

I heard they like steak?

Disco Lady · 04-15-2009, 06:53 PM

Chaga!

WhItEoUt 23 · 04-15-2009, 08:41 PM

They love swordfish cut up into tiny chunks

novomarine · 04-17-2009, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Relentless33

I heard they like steak?

no....... sushi....

Relentless33 · 04-18-2009, 03:22 AM

are you sure?

Disco Lady · 04-19-2009, 08:46 PM

Start them of with fish roe.

DL,

iriesoul · 04-19-2009, 10:20 PM

I heard they like to eat each other?

JayRob · 04-21-2009, 12:42 AM

What times are best to feed them?

sharkslayer45 · 04-21-2009, 09:05 AM

just dont feed them after midnight!

Capt. JJ · 04-22-2009, 09:54 AM

Dolphin roe. Your baits will come out swinging.

WhItEoUt 23 · 04-22-2009, 11:57 AM

Niiiiiiiiice

Kabbana · 04-22-2009, 07:24 PM

All good suggestions. However, the place I keep my bait pen I can only get to on the weekends. Not feeding the baits for 5 days tends to keep them on the thin side after a while. Although they will live, I am sure they are not as healthy and as lively as they should be. I thought a timer controlled feeder (like one used in aquaculture) would work and I could set it up to feed them during the week. All of the fish products mentioned above they will eat, the problem is keeping the food for the 5 days while I am not there to feed them. The aquaculture companies only seem to carry flakes and pellets (both sinking and floating). I am not sure if they will eat these. If I were to try one I would think that the smaller baitfish would probably go for the flakes and the larger the pellets, but who knows.

Tail Walker · 04-28-2009, 04:32 PM

Hire a local area kid or better yet an ILLEGAL with no papers (plenty of those around).... The more you feed the fatttter they grow, nothing better then a bunch of livley seasoned baits....

Nick C · 04-30-2009, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capt. JJ

Dolphin roe. Your baits will come out swinging.

.... Swordfish would be the next best thing.

OBAMA · 05-01-2009, 08:32 AM

Try a large frozen block of dolphin roe, fish flakes, and/or fish scraps in a small insulated container with just its top off.
It will buy you some extra time. cheers, O

ameristrat · 05-02-2009, 01:46 AM

Throw pieces of a chum block in there, they love that stuff

04-15-2009, 06:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kabbana Lines In Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Marathon, FL Boat: 25' Contender Posts: 19	Feeding bait in the bait pen Has anyone experimented with time release feeders (pond feeders) or the feed that can be put in them (flakes or pellets) for feeding gogs, pilchards, runners, etc.?

04-15-2009, 06:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword 165Bigeye 110Bluefin Posts: 3,169	I heard they like steak? __________________

04-15-2009, 08:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
WhItEoUt 23 Grander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: pompano bch Boat: dusky 23 Best Catch: 160 lb swordfish 52 ib rooster fish Occupation: self employed Posts: 2,400	They love swordfish cut up into tiny chunks __________________ TIGHT LINES AND SHARP HOOK'S

04-18-2009, 03:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword 165Bigeye 110Bluefin Posts: 3,169	are you sure? __________________

04-21-2009, 12:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
JayRob Lines In Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Miami Boat: Contender,36 Best Catch: 55lb Wahoo 20lb. Test, 130lb Tarpon, 10.2 lb Bass, 7lb Mangrove Snapper, 30lb. Black grouper Occupation: Student Posts: 20	What times are best to feed them? __________________ Jason Robinson Triple Threat Fishing Team Boca Raton, FL

04-15-2009, 06:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Disco Lady Grander Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, FL Boat: 37 Merritt Best Catch: (Blue Marlin)550 Lbs ST. Thomas (North Drop) Occupation: Charter Captain and Pimp! at night. Posts: 5,715	Chaga!

04-19-2009, 08:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Disco Lady Grander Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, FL Boat: 37 Merritt Best Catch: (Blue Marlin)550 Lbs ST. Thomas (North Drop) Occupation: Charter Captain and Pimp! at night. Posts: 5,715	Start them of with fish roe. DL,

04-19-2009, 10:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
iriesoul Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jupiter Occupation: Master baiter Posts: 700	I heard they like to eat each other?

04-21-2009, 09:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
sharkslayer45 Hooked Up Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fort Lauderdale Boat: Reel Stubborn, 221 mako cc Best Catch: blue marlin, sailfish, swordfish, tarpon, snook Occupation: contractor Posts: 145	just dont feed them after midnight! __________________ www.ingramfence.com

04-22-2009, 09:54 AM	#11 (permalink)
Capt. JJ Hooked Up Join Date: May 2008 Location: Boca Raton/Boynton Beach Boat: Venture 34 "Tuna Time" Best Catch: 403# Sword, 400# Mako Occupation: Boat Driver Posts: 605	Dolphin roe. Your baits will come out swinging. __________________ It's a big ocean, find your own fish Tuna Time Charters, Boynton Beach, FL www.TunaTimeFishing.com

04-22-2009, 11:57 AM	#12 (permalink)
WhItEoUt 23 Grander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: pompano bch Boat: dusky 23 Best Catch: 160 lb swordfish 52 ib rooster fish Occupation: self employed Posts: 2,400	Niiiiiiiiice __________________ TIGHT LINES AND SHARP HOOK'S

04-22-2009, 07:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
Kabbana Lines In Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Marathon, FL Boat: 25' Contender Posts: 19	All good suggestions. However, the place I keep my bait pen I can only get to on the weekends. Not feeding the baits for 5 days tends to keep them on the thin side after a while. Although they will live, I am sure they are not as healthy and as lively as they should be. I thought a timer controlled feeder (like one used in aquaculture) would work and I could set it up to feed them during the week. All of the fish products mentioned above they will eat, the problem is keeping the food for the 5 days while I am not there to feed them. The aquaculture companies only seem to carry flakes and pellets (both sinking and floating). I am not sure if they will eat these. If I were to try one I would think that the smaller baitfish would probably go for the flakes and the larger the pellets, but who knows.

04-28-2009, 04:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
Tail Walker Lines In Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Miami, Florida Boat: 32' Seavee Best Catch: 12 Pound Mullet Occupation: Export Posts: 30	Hire a local area kid or better yet an ILLEGAL with no papers (plenty of those around).... The more you feed the fatttter they grow, nothing better then a bunch of livley seasoned baits....

05-01-2009, 08:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
OBAMA Hooked Up Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 277	Try a large frozen block of dolphin roe, fish flakes, and/or fish scraps in a small insulated container with just its top off. It will buy you some extra time. cheers, O __________________ You know, they say if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. Remember that in the end, in some way we are all fishermen. Last edited by OBAMA; 05-01-2009 at 08:35 AM..

05-02-2009, 01:46 AM	#17 (permalink)
ameristrat Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Delray Beach Boat: Grady White Sailfish 28 Best Catch: 1 pound Goggle Eye Occupation: A Student at Wake Forest University Posts: 902	Throw pieces of a chum block in there, they love that stuff __________________ "I've gotta live life real good because when it's over and I'm dead, I'm screwed. God is gonna kick my ass."

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