When live baiting from a boat, it is no secret that the liveliest baits are the ones that get bitten. Most fishing boats these days come standard with live bait tanks to keep your baits swimming and lively when out on the water. But the ability to quickly grab one, have it rigged and pitched overboard when a fish is raised or sounded is often difficult with a livey swimming circles in a tank.

Enter the live bait tube. Live bait tubes are nothing new, but their worth when setting a boat up for game fishing is phenomenal. Single or twin tubes with a conical base are plumbed into the boats deck wash or live bait pump, allowing a strong, constant flow of clean saltwater up and out of the tubes from the base. The tubes diameter are designed so that a live bait can be pre-rigged with a bridled circle hook and placed head-first into the tubes so that the water is forced into the mouth of the fish and over its gills, keeping it lively for hours.

The huge benefit is that when a fish is raised or sounded, the crew can simply grab the pre-rigged live bait from the tube and pitch it back to the fish in an instant, knowing that it is going to be frenetic and lively to attract the bite. This all being done without worrying about the rig being a twisted, tangled mess which can happen if the live bait is left to swim circles in a bait tank.

High quality stainless steel versions are available in a variety of mounting options, with most designed to fit our popular bait species such as slimey mackerel perfectly, so there will be an ideal model for your boat.