Southern California is a fishery like no other, meaning we are one of the only locations we can drive up on our boat and purchase bait, cured, healthy, and ready to go. The fact that we have this luxury all year round, 24 hours a day is astonishing and we should be more than grateful for the service the Everingham Bros. Bait Co. provides.
Which leads to a PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, the prices on bait will go up slightly on October 1, 2022. Inflation seems to be affecting everyone across the board, we’re just thankful here at BD Outdoors to have great bait all the time.
FROM EVERINGHAM BROS. BAIT CO.
NOTICE OF PRICE INCREASE EFFECTIVE October 1, 2022
To Our Valued Customers:
Due to the Cost of Fuel, Insurance, Human Resources, and Durable Goods to operate and maintain our vessels, barge facilities, and equipment— Everingham Bros. Bait Co. must raise our prices.
Our goal has always been, and still will be, to provide the best live bait available, operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 364 days per year.
This price increase will be
effective on October 1, 2022
prices will be as follows:
• 1/2 SCOOP $40 00
1 SCOOP $50 00
1.5 SCOOPS $85 00
CURED SCOOP @ $60.00 (3 SCOOP MINIMUM $180)
While we’re on the topic here’s some Bait Sense to consider:
Tank Size
Your bait tank size is suggested to be a minimum of 25-30 gallons of water to support a scoop (approx. 10 lb) of live bait. Don’t overfill your bait tank with bait. A smaller amount of live bait is better than a lot of dead bait.
Prep Your Bait Tank
Start your bait tank at your slip or at the launch ramp to flush out anything that may have gotten into it while not in use and to make sure it works.
Water Flow
Water flow in your bait tank should be fast enough to allow the bait to swim in control against the flow. If the flow is too fast the bait will swim itself to death. If the flow is too slow the bait will be starved for oxygen. With a little experimentation, you can get the flow adjusted just right.
Water Temperature
Water temperature can also cause problems with live bait. In the summer months as the water warms up it carries less oxygen. When this happens, it is recommended to reduce the amount of bait you put into your bait tank and/ or if it is a short trip slightly increase the water flow. It will live better.
It will benefit you greatly to know your tank capacity so that in the event you need to adjust the amount of bait for change in water temps, you can adjust your bait order accordingly. Packing you bait tank to capacity reduces water flow, which is crucial for the best survival for the bait.
Rough Seas
When the water is rough slow down to keep from beating the bait on the inside of your bait tank.
Dropped Bait
Don’t put dropped bait (on deck or receiver) into your bait tank. If it doesn’t live it can injure the other good bait when it swims erratically. You can save it for chum (cut or whole)
Dip Net
Use a bait dip net to retrieve bait from your bait tank. Place the net ahead of the bait you want to catch and allow it to swim into the net. If you slash the dip net through the tank you may injure other bait.
Aerators
Aerators work just fine for small number of fish and small volume of water, but for live bait tanks (a lot of fish and limited volume of water) they cannot put enough oxygen into the water to keep bait alive. Circulating water works best.
Lights
For those fishermen who have bait tanks that are dark inside or fisherman who go out at night, a light inside of the bait tank will help to settle down the bait and it will swim more organized.
