Frabill Min-O2-Life

[springermnguy26]

Anyone ever use one of these? Or anything similar? looks pretty sweet.

[bobber_down_1979]

If your talking about the large 5 gallon style bucket with the pump built into the lid I have one. It works amazing. I can't see myself going fishing without it. It does have a big downside though. The build quality leaves something to be desired. I have had to take it apart a few times in the last few seasons to clean out the motor to get it going again. The gaskets they put on it to keep the rain out are a joke. Also, the foam liner has this cut-away spot you are supposed to run the hose along to keep it out of the way. That part works like [PoorWordUsage] too. Again, not trying to scare you off as when it works it is amazing, but the build quality is not that good.

[GotALunker]

I have a friend who has one of these and yes, they work great, especially for open water applications where room isn't necessarily a problem.

The stuggle I have is in a hard water application, their size/weight can be an obstacle. Plus, because they're so deep, once you get your minnows in them and fill it half full of water, you need to have a scoop to get em out. Whereas a smaller bucket, minnow retrieval is a bit easier - even without a scoop.

The nice thing about the bigger pail with the insulated lid though is that I have kept minnows alive for up to two weeks in this pail, just by keeping them on the plug in aerator, chinking out a little bit of ice each day and once a week changing out half the water.

[Ed Carlson]

The Frabill Min-O2-Life is the smaller compact model and the Min-O2-Life Magnum is the 4.2 gallon model.

Ideal options for most winter angling neds. Lined with Styrofoam and a exterior aeration system so you only need to tote what needs to be toted.

Flexible in use, for all 4 seasons. Very good units for the cost.

[castmaster]

I have the 7qt. aerobait one and wouldnt go without.

[My_Key]

I have two. I have the smaller bucket style and love it. I received the cooler style one for Christmas last year and haven't used it nearly enough to truly say I'd buy another. It has one upside, the lid latches and it's about 99% spill proof. The other 1%? It has a hole on the side for the air hose to run in. Water can leak out the spot. As for the net that comes with, if you plan on using the aerator, toss the net. The net catches on the air hose every time.

[Ed Carlson]

The grommet on the air hose into the case is adjustable, so you can lessen or eliminate the chance of any leaks from the air hose hole.

Take a closer look at it, and you will see what I mean.

[toddro]

I saw this Bait Cooler on YouTube that looks like it works pretty good. Not sure if we can type in links so just search for Bait Cooler and you will find it. Hope this helps.