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Designed to Keep Bait Alive.

Pressure-driven water exchange—higher water flow, lower drag, built for serious kayak anglers.


Why Baitshark Outperforms Every Other Bait System

Moves Water Efficiently—Without the Drag

Traditional buckets and tubes get dragged underwater creating constant resistance.

Baitshark stays on the surface and uses a forward-facing intake to drive water through the system—so you get continuous flow with virtually no drag.

Ready When You Reach for Bait

Floats beside your kayak so bait is always within reach. Just press the door and grab what you need—no caps, no digging, no reaching behind and no hard plastic banging against your hull.




Leave the Powered Livewell at Home

No pumps, no wires, no batteries, no deck space taken up.

Baitshark runs silently and naturally—without the weight, complexity, or cost of powered livewells.

The easiest way to use live bait on a kayak.

What Our Customers Are Saying

I used mud puppies that were kept in the Baitshark for this one.

Devon Avery, Virginia

...was very much pleased with your product because it is superior with drag resistance in current up here in the tidal waters of southern Maine. I live line for stripers all summer long from my pedal drive and the bait shark is essential for it... here's my girlfriend holding up a cow striper

Sean Murphey, Maine

Thanks for making these things!

Mark Anderson, California

The Baitshark keeps my live bait alive for hours, whether it's squid, mackerel, or sardines, they last a long time. I can keep putting the freshest bait on to target halibut, salmon, rockfish and many other predatory fish.

David Liu, California

My group and I have been using your product for two seasons after using homemade bait tubes. I saw a video on YouTube featuring your product, and put my buddies on the Baitshark as well. We use the Baitshark extensively here in the California Coast. They hold bait really well tied to the sides of our kayaks.

Sergio Perez, California

My Baitshark bait buckets have been great, I can't tell they are behind me...no drag at all. It was a good day, the Reds turned on late, I caught 4 just under rat reds in a row, got broke off, retied, next 3 casts, the slot Reds...

Duane Lumbley, Texas

Common Questions

How much bait does it hold?

Of course this depends on bait size.

  • 4 dozen shrimp
  • 3 dozen small white baits ~ 3"
  • 2 dozen finger mullet ~ 6"
  • 1 dozen mackerel / smelt / sardines ~ 12"
What about really small baits?

Water comes in through the "mouth" and out through the "gills" of the Baitshark, therefore small baits can get forced out the "gills". The "hack" for small baits is to remove the door, tape over the gills with aluminum tape from the inside of the bucket, then poke holes through the tape with a pencil. There is a video on Youtube that shows how to re-install the door.

How fast can I troll with it?

For kayakers with trolling motors it is generally safe to troll up to 4 to mph without killing your bait.

Does it come with a warranty?

Baitshark comes with a limited lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects.

What is it made of?
  • "No break" polypropylene plastic with 10% glass infill
  • Maximum UV shot colorant for UV resistance
  • Stainless 316 spring
  • UV resistent nylon fasteners
  • 4lb Cross-Linked Polyethylene foam flotation
  • Custom shark leash by Gear Keeper

Meet the Founder

Hi, I'm Matt Avery, the mad scientist behind Baitshark.

I've been developing and refining my product for over 10 years now. That old yellow bait bucket was the worst possible solution for kayak fishing. I killed my bait so many times! My frustration finally boiled over so I bought a 3D printer, applied some basic fluid dynamic principles I learned in engineering school, made 50+ prototypes, and finally came up with Baitshark. I love it and I hope you love it too!