Which one and why? How much do they hold?

We have the small size and carried in a pound and a half of leeches the last week of May. By the end of the first day, all leeches had survived and we removed them from the plastic oxygenated bag and put them in the fresh lake water. We had enough leeches for a week's worth of fishing for the two of us.

Small one. The large one is nice for keeping minnows overnight under the ice house but way larger than you'd ever need for portaging leeches.

Agree with the others. I have the small one and it's plenty.

I have both sizes. The small one is all you need for most trips. The small one holds a pound of leeches and the large one holds two pounds.

We actually utilize leech bags. Less weight and easier to tie and leave in canoe when portaging. I use the one from Frabill.

I buy both sizes. We use the large one for portaging and then leave it submerged for our entire trip. We then use the smaller container for fishing each day. We are a big group and take in 3-4 pounds of leeches for 8-9 days.

Best advice is whatever container you buy make sure it has a twist lid to lock it tight.

fishinfool71: "We actually utilize leech bags. Less weight and easier to tie and leave in canoe when portaging. I use the one from Frabill. "

I’ve had problems with the Velcro not lasting very long, and it doesn’t take long to lose a lot of leaches in a short amount of time with a tiny opening!

walleyejunky: "I buy both sizes. We use the large one for portaging and then leave it submerged for our entire trip. We then use the smaller container for fishing each day. We are a big group and take in 3-4 pounds of leeches for 8-9 days.


Best advice is whatever container you buy make sure it has a twist lid to lock it tight."

I screwed an eye bolt in the bottom of the container and use a small bungee to make sure the lid doesn’t accidentally come unscrewed. I lost most my leaches one time at camp when that happened. The good news is that the leaches must have brought in a bunch of bass, and we hammered the bass for about a half hour after the leaches got loose.

Small. Easier to portage, Holds 1.5 pounds leeches, perhaps 2 pounds if you start using them early.

Captn Tony: "

fishinfool71: "We actually utilize leech bags. Less weight and easier to tie and leave in canoe when portaging. I use the one from Frabill. "

I’ve had problems with the Velcro not lasting very long, and it doesn’t take long to lose a lot of leaches in a short amount of time with a tiny opening!"

I had my first one for about 5 seasons(11 trips, plus local usage)before I started seeing issues. Current one has had a 3 year break so I may need to test it out before heading up tomorrow to SAG. I guess I just don't like the bulkiness of the hard shell cases. I single portage so less is best

Which ever Bait King you buy, be sure to do a simple upgrade to it. I’ve had these open up before when by the shore. Probably from the waves and rocks. We lost all the leeches on that trip, glad we also brought crawlers to save the day.

1) Screw the lid on tight.
2) Drill an 1/8” hole through both top and bottom sections at the screw threads.
3) Insert a 1/8” cotter pin in the hole
4) Attach the cotter pin with a loop of paracord or zip tie to the top section.