Patent ID: 9414577
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A fish capturing device comprising: a pair of cage members having a first position in which an opening is defined therebetween at a bottom facing portion thereof through which a fish may be passed through; a latch configured for latching the pair of cage members into the first position and selectively releasing the pair of cage members into a second position in which the opening is closed therebetween and the pair of cage members are nested to form an enclosure; and a tensioner for applying tension to the pair of cage members to bias the cage members into the second position to enclose the fish within the pair of cages members; wherein the latch is carried by an elongated handle, wherein the elongate handle is configured to rotate the latch from a latched to an unlatched position, wherein the latch includes a rotatable bar that engages beneath a portion of each of the pair of cage members to maintain the cage members in the first position when the latch is in the latched position.