bait tank for 2520xl

[Daddy Mackarel]

Any suggestions on So Cal bait tank siZe? I am thinking of an OFfshore 55 or 65. Weight is a concern with only 250 hp and 6600lb without people or a tank (mod V)

 

[checker22]

Any suggestions on So Cal bait tank siZe? I am thinking of an OFfshore 55 or 65. Weight is a concern with only 250 hp and 6600lb without people or a tank (mod V)

I fish So Cal al the time and if you can get a side by side tank with two cavities, its the way to go. You can run fin and the candy. Even with Macks and Chovies. Keeping the Large Bait away from the others keeps the quality in your bait!

 

[chris]

I have owned mulitiple Parkers with several different tank configurations.
A split tank is ok if you primarly fish squid. You are limited on fin bait capacity with a split tank. You get a much larger swimming area in a single tank. Fin bait needs as large of a swimming area as possible for capacity and life. Its deffinately a trade off. A large enough single tank (65gal or more) will carry both baits, just not as well as a split. The squid will hunker in the middle and the swim bait will swim to the outside. Whatever you decide make sure you get a oval tank. The bait uses more of the tank with an oval compared to a square or retangular design.

I have a 2520 with a single 90gal tank. I had a split 85gal and the single 90 carries 3x as much fin bait due to the large swimming area. Its hard to fill the single 90 with bait. As they say the one with the most bait wins.

Randy Wood in the original owner of offshore tanks. He is back in the business of making tanks again and has new desgins and capacity. It would be worth your time to give him a call!

Randy Wood 714-476-3827

Good Luck!

 

[Brian S]

I have a 65 gallon single tank on my 2520 f250. No issues with weight really.

 

[Daddy Mackarel]

Thanks! Great info. I heard about Randy but he didn't get back to my buddy. Offshore is willing to work with me a bit. I will also check with Randy before pulling the trigger. I had a 50 before from offshore and my bait rarely rolled. I am a few weeks out from launch. She is about to get a trailer.

 

[Daddy Mackarel]

OK - a 65 it is through Offshore. Randy never called my buddy back and didn't answer his cell. I would rather not gamble - maybe it was a mistake but you can't go wrong with Offshore. Will be about two weeks. Added the light and two rodholders (net or trollers on a bait stop) and what the heck, a lid. Plenty of time to get everything ready before things turn on offshore......