T-H Marine EZ Pump Livewell Water Intake EZ-WHT-2-DP

If you run a bass boat, or any rig with a livewell, you already know the frustration. You get up on plane, water rushing past the hull, and your aerator pump starts pulling air instead of water. The T-H Marine EZ Pump fixes that. It's a simple, patented water intake, sometimes called a high-speed pickup, that scoops water while you're underway and keeps a steady supply feeding your aerator pump and livewells. No moving parts. No electronics. Just a smart piece of white polymer that does one job and does it well.

Here's the problem it solves. Most livewell aerator pumps pull water just fine when you're sitting still or idling around. But once you're on plane and running to the next spot, the flow across the pump intake changes and a lot of pumps lose their prime or draw air. Your bait starts stressing. Your tournament catch loses oxygen right when you're covering water the fastest. The EZ Pump uses the boat's forward motion to force water in, so your well stays full and your fish stay lively even at speed.

The way it works is about as straightforward as it gets. As the boat moves forward, the scoop catches passing water and channels it up to the aerator pump intake. That keeps the pump primed and maintains a source of supply, which is exactly what T-H Marine built it to do. When you slow back down and come off plane, your aerator pump takes over the normal way. So you get the best of both, forced water at speed and pump-driven flow at rest.

Build quality is what you'd expect from T-H Marine. It's molded from white polymer, so there's nothing to rust, corrode, or seize up after a hard season on the water. Salt or fresh, it doesn't care. This is the medium size in the EZ Pump line, measuring 3-3/8 inches long and covering the 1 inch to 2-1/2 inch size range, which matches the plumbing on most bass boats and multi-species rigs. It ships as a single unit.

Installation is a weekend job at most. The EZ Pump plumbs into your existing livewell intake line, feeding the aerator pump the water it needs. Because it runs off the boat's motion rather than any extra power, there's nothing to wire in and no additional load on your battery. Route it to your pump, secure your connections, and you're done. Most anglers have it in and running in an afternoon.

Who's this for? Tournament anglers, mostly, and anybody who cares about keeping bait and catch alive on a long run. If you've ever idled up to weigh-in with a fish that didn't quite make it, you know why this little part matters so much. It's most popular on bass boats, but it works on any boat with a livewell aeration setup that struggles to hold water at speed. Rig it into your system and you'll notice the difference the first time you run wide open with a full well.

A couple of honest notes before you buy. The EZ Pump isn't a pump itself, even though the name says so. It's a water intake that feeds your aerator pump, so you'll still run your existing pump for aeration when you're parked or idling. And it's sold as a single piece, so if you've got a two-well setup and want a pickup on each side, order two. That's really all there is to it. It's an inexpensive, no-nonsense upgrade that solves a problem a lot of boaters just learn to live with. Simple yet effective, exactly like T-H Marine says.