Today while talking with BASS Elite Pro Mark Menendez I learned something very interesting. Mark has a degree in Fisheries Biology. While attending Murray State University working towards his degree, he learned quite a few things that he has found to be helpful in his fishing career. The one that struck me as being the most interesting and perhaps the one that will be the most helpful to everyone from the everyday anglers to the hardcore tournament anglers is the use of Hydrogen Peroxide in your livewell.
The formula for Hydrogen Peroxide is H2O2 It's hard not to notice that it is VERY close to the formula for water - H2O. Hydrogen Peroxide just has one more oxygen atom.
When you pour Hydrogen Peroxide into the water in your livewell, it releases one of the oxygen's into the water. Thus instantly oxygenating your water.
"So when you got a big (fish) that you just made a long cast to, and its jumped 10 times and fighting like a big dog, all you have to is throw him in the live and pour you 2 or 3 ounces of hydrogen peroxide in the water and he'll be ready to go in about 30 seconds."
Mark went on to say that doing this has saved him countless thousands of dollars over the years.
I can tell you this much, for now on you will never see me on the water without a big container of Hydrogen Peroxide in my boat.
How did I missed this. Awesome tip! Lately I've been using Sure Life Please Release Me. Is it OK to have both combined in the livewell or I'm better off with either one? Though I'll get myself some hydrogen peroxide to store in my boat for that purpose and not to mention I get a minor cut on finger at a time or two after boating a few Thanks for sharing with us Jared.
Good point sj. In the winter we keep our minnows in a 2 litre Coleman water cooler to keep the water colder and for easier transport in the toboggan. Adding ice chips has to be done in moderation or the minnows will get shocked and die. I asked a couple of high school kids about their theory on adding hydrogen peroxide to the baitwells and livewells and what they said is in the next post...
Wayne you can also try adding snow or ice shavings from holes drilled to oxygenate and keep a steady temp for your minnows
I asked my son, who is a college student, his thoughts on adding hydrogen peroxide to baitwells and livewells and here was his response:
"Peroxide decomposes to water and oxygen (that’s why it bubbles) when it contacts most materials. So in theory adding some peroxide would give off some oxygen. The question is whether you can add enough peroxide to give off enough oxygen without adding so much as to bleach (and kill!) the fishies. I still think changing out the water would be better but maybe the issue is that the water has really low oxygen levels in the winter (no plant activity to give off oxygen and no contact with the air to dissolve it that way. So I would try stirring the water vigorously to get oxygen in that way (it will dissolve from the air) before peroxide. Or run a trial with three buckets beside each other – one with nothing done, one with vigorous agitation every 15 -30 min or so and one with a tsp of peroxide every hour or so. Worth a shot."
I asked him to run the trial with the three buckets and he said he would set it up this weekend. I'll come back and post the results...
great info jared i wonder if it works as good as the release me formula that is 8 bucks a bottle i usualy use a couple bottles a summer and always put a little in the livewell in all tourneys but i wonder if i could use the peroxide instead and save a few bucks? :clap:
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