Tuna Tubes

[Mustad7731]

I have been looking at tuna tubes for several years. I have not seen
any information about how many gallons of NaCl H2O is the minimun
required per 6" to 8" tube???
Jackie

[Argo]

I dont think they hold water, they push water through from bottom to top and it spills over.

[Mustad7731]

I have been looking at tuna tubes for several years. I have not seen
any information about how many gallons of NaCl H2O is the minimun
required per 6" to 8" tube???
Jackie============================================ ============
I need to know how many Gallons per Hour of seawater I need to
pump thru the tuna tube????
Jackie

[Argo]

Yeah, usually they pump straight through with a livewell style pump or a pickup at the base of the transom and it is not a very heavey flow either. I dont have them on my boat and have only been out on a boat with them a couple of times. I dont have any desire to install them either.

[JOKERSWILD]

amen to that..... if you are that hot and horny to put them on get you a 3 liter coke bottle and tape your wash down hose to it and stand it in the corner of your boat and wedge a cooler to hold it upright. Takes up to much space and never used enough for me.
im02
you just want water comming out the top

[Outcast]

a shurflo 1100 should supply a pair of tubes. Good luck.
Brice

[capt4fish]

There is some descrepancy on exactly what the proper flow is per tube to keep a 8-10 lb tuna , skipjack tuna, bonita or yellowfin alive. My personal preference for keeping a tuna alive is as much flow as possible. What may be more inportant than the flow is how they are caught and handled prior to being placed in the tubes. We have found that when catching the tuna do it quickly, dip net the tuna, immediately turn the fish upside down by holding the tail, this will immobilize most tuna, making the fish much easier to unhook. Do not allow the tuna to flop on the deck. By dip netting the tuna you will not strain or break the throat latch. This is the reason alot of tuna do not do well the tubes. While the tuna is immobilized bridle rig it and place in the tubes. This whole process should take less than 30 seconds from the time you boat it. Use barbles single hooks to catch the bait. I've used a rule model 17A DC pump that puts out 3500 gph. It ran three tubes and did a great job. Even with that we seldom get more that 4-5 hrs out of a tuna in the tubes before it dies. Tight Lines.

[SSNJOHN]

You might ask BRENTJ about the Tuna Tube setup. He has a set rigged for his boat and they look like an engineer designed and built.

SSNJOHN

[Mustad7731]

Thanks, for the info, I've got a manifold system on my boat with couple of pumps
totaling about 1300 gph....I know that some folks look at the tuna tubes as too
big a hassel...but I'll bet I can keep all kinds of larger types of bait in the tubes.
Thanks again,
Jackie