How many herring per gallon of water?

Saltwater Striper Fishing
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Or how many gals per dozen herring?

Thanks,
Rich

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Depends on what you’re putting them in. If you’re putting them in a 5 gallon bucket then you’re only going to get a dozen hearing in there. Putting them in a 30-gallon bait tank then you can probably get eight dozen in there.

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Thanks Rick.

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Originally posted by 7cs

Or how many gals per dozen herring?

Thanks,
Rich

Same as rick…more importantly what are they going into…even a boat 30gal might not hold the same as an external 30gal baittank…

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Have had good luck with 30 doz. in my 50 gal for an hour or so from the river to my tanks at the barn! A lot depends on the water condition and what type filter/areator and temp and size of the bait!

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X2 on all replies. I use my boat’s 31 gallon in deck live well. 6-8 dozen 6 inch herring do well. However, if I have larger baits or over crowd, I can have issues, especially during hot weather.

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