Drain or closed base for a fish box?

Trial the choice against product contact, vehicle collection and receiving-area drainage. No single base suits every route.

27 May 2026Updated 24 September 2026

Short answer

Trial valve access and water path with a loaded box. Require vehicle collection and a receiving point; quality decides disposition.

Drainage without collection can wet floors.

Compare pack, route.

Trial loaded water path.

Check valve access.

TBX 1000 lists rear drainage; 725/795 a pan option. Verify exact model.

Keep meltwater off fresh fish under ice; quality decides disposition.

Name outlet and owner.

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