Anyone have a homemade concoction for cleaning the stink from the livewell?
I avoid this problem by not putting fish in mine
I have never had an issue but not because I don't put fish in it. I do not allow 'gators in my livewell though. They go on a stringer if someone just has to keep the sumbitch!
Bleach and water. I do when getting the boat ready for the winter.
Best thing I've found is to take a 5 gallon bucket of HOT water. As in just below boiling, add a quart or so of bleach, and pour the solution into the livewell. Close the lid and let it sit there until cool. The steam will volatilize the chlorine therby allowing it to get into every little crevice of the container including the carpet if you have any around the lid. The heat will soften the cracks in the plastic container (livewell) allowing the chlorine to get into them better and when the mixture is cool, you can scrub any surfaces you deem need it. Then when you drain it, the mixture will clean and disinfect the plumbing as well. This process cleaned my bait well when about a half lb of leeches were left in it for two weeks in July. Hope you can get it cleaned up.
Yummy. I am still trying to figure out how dead nightcrawlers can smell so bad.