I'm thinking of going to a live well system too. I've never lost a fish in my large basket (except last years night tourney) but I'm tired of the drag. DO you need to have a bubbler as well as the bilge pump? How often do you need to cycle the water and for how long? If you use the typical 7 amp cabelas type batterie, will this last for a 2 day tourney runing a fish finder and live well without a charge?