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Buying, Making & Using Tropical Fish Catch Buckets

By Stan & Debbie Hauter, About.com Guide

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Flow-Troll Buckets

Flow-Troll Bucket

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For scuba diving you will need to alter the Flow-Troll® Buckets by cutting off the two float cylinders, otherwise, it will float and you don't want it to. To keep the bucket on the bottom with you, tie a rope to the handle of the bucket and attach a three inch brass snap swivel clip on the other end for weight. With the clip on it you can attach it to one of the bottom loops on your BC (buoyancy compensator) and when you swim, tow it with you. When you want to detach it, just unclip it and the clip will keep it sunk on the bottom next to you. Same as above, when the bucket is stationary for a while, move the bucket around frequently to let the water flow through it so you don't get ammonia build up inside.

When placing a fish into a catch bucket, never put the fish in tail first. Fish have a natural instinct to want to go forward and if it slips out of your net or hand it will dart outward and away from the bucket rather than going into it. We lost many a fish this way.

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