Whats the best way to transport a big fish?

[LO J]

Hey guys

Need some advice on whats the best way to do this... I googled it but rather get some advice from fellow MFKer's.... Its a 17in Azul so you can imagine I dont wanna screw this up...

 

[Garrett.turbo]

one of those storage totes from homedepot you can get like a 55 gallon one

 

[bigcatlover]

The fish stores usually use styrofoam coolers insided of a cardboard box. We've saved some of those from previous purchases and I used one to transport a 36" gator gar. It was fine. Leaked a little where the seam and the lid met, but overall was just fine. We've also used the rubbermaid totes (as suggested above) with an airstone and battery operated pumps for longer transports.

 

[LO J]

Ok thanks guys I forgot to mention its a 45min drive... So should I get a battery operated pump to be on the safe side???

 

[bigcatlover]

I would. They aren't super expensive and they're really useful (power outages, etc...).

 

[LO J]

Thanks to all...

 

[jcardona1]

Big storage tote and a power inverter so you don't waste money on those worthless battery powered pumps.