I know this has happened to quite a few guys over the years. I am not one of them. My lid works really well being flexable. The problem with fish jumping out is either to big of a lid ot the water level is almost against the lid. When you already have fish in the well and you go to add or cull fish that is when the risk is highest for one jumping out. I made my lid flexable so I woudnt have to open it to cull or add fish to the well, simply bend a corner. The only time I have to open it all the way is if I need to put a big one in and even when that happens I am pretty damn fast. Another thing that helps is keeping fish dope in the well to keep them mellow and less likly to jump. With that said: in a tournament after I net the fish I remove the hook and put in the cull tag, then bend a corner of the livewell to put the fish in the box. the fish is only out of the net in in the well in less then 2 seconds. If I have to cull I ben the lid open enough to slip my hand in grabbing the colors until I find the one I want then slide the fish through the lid. Impossible for anyone to get out.


As far as jumping out of your hand, I have handled 10's of thousands of fish over the years and have only had this happen less times then I can count on 1 hand and not at all in the last 5+ years. For one I always use a net in tournaments, but never while fun fishing. I always go over the side to get them and never inbetween my legs like I use to do.