To divide or not divide

[gim]

My livewell has a divider.  Its simply a piece of plastic that fits into slots and divides the livewell in half.  I very rarely use my livewell because rarely harvest any fish and I don't fish in competition so I have always just left it in there.  Which has me wondering, do you leave your divider in there and why?

[Michigander]

If you don't use your livewell much, I would just leave it in there so it doesn't get lost.

[tander]

I took my divider out because I use my live well for storage. If I go crappie fishing for some meat, I just take a cooler with ice.

[jbsoonerfan]

I left mine in. I don't keep any fish but I will put some water in there so I can put them in it while getting everything ready for a picture. Sure does make them easier to grab and IMO causes them less stress while trying to grab them. 

[A-Jay]

On 12/30/2020 at 3:44 PM, jbsoonerfan said:

I left mine in. I don't keep any fish but I will put some water in there so I can put them in it while getting everything ready for a picture. Sure does make them easier to grab and IMO causes them less stress while trying to grab them. 

Me too.

Offering a bass that just fought for it's life,

time to recover in the livewell can provide a much better video or photo.

Fish always look bland and gassed out otherwise;

especially smallies. 

Love it when they are all colored up.

 

A-Jay

[J._Bricker]

Took mine out. Figured it was better for a big fish to have the whole live well to swim around in than half of it. Especially if you’re fishing a tournament and you’ve sacked up two limits.

This 5 seemed just fine 

[Log Catcher]

I took mine out. I don't fish tournaments and if in the rare event I did keep some fish they would have more room to move around. If you kept a very big catfish or some other large fish you would need to take it out anyway.

[Bluebasser86]

I took my divider out. Never has any fish in it, but it gets used a lot.

 

[GaryH]

I get a kick out of this because it makes me think of my friends wife. She uses his live well when nature calls. Told my wife don't even think about it.

[Way2slow]

No divider, I usually have plugs in mine so it stays dry and use it for storage.  Even on the rare times I do use it for fish, I see no need in a divider, and mine has a large livewell..

[Catt]

I don't tournament fish anymore & don't do selfies unless she's over 8 #. 

 

Ya better be fast with a camera cause she's going swimming quick.