Patent ID: 7207132
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: A01K,A22C

Abstract:
1. A bait rigging holder for rigging bait comprising: an elongated bait holding member having a longitudinal axis and side members, said side members being longitudinally joined at inner ends and diverging upwardly and outwardly therefrom to form an upwardly opening trough having a front end and a rear end, said trough longitudinally supporting the bait with the nose at the front end thereon when the bait is placed in the trough; a frontally opening first slot formed in said inner ends of said side members at said front end of said trough allowing passage of a rigging needle through the nose of the bait; a transversely extending second slot formed through one of said side members slightly longitudinally behind said first slot, said second slot thereby allowing passage of a rigging needle through the gills of the bait; and front and rear vertical support members having lower ends connected with a horizontal base member and having upper ends engaging lower surfaces of both of said side members, said side members being entirely spaced above said horizontal base member along entire lengths of said side members, said front support member both being located rearwardly of said first slot and engaging the lower surfaces of said side members at a location along the longitudinal axis that is between said first slot and said rear support member.