Patent ID: 6425201
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A collapsible bait fish trap for catching live bait fish in a body of water comprising: an elongated hollow fish enclosure formed from two generally tapering portions with each generally tapering portion having a circular shaped inner end portion having connecting means for reversibly connecting said generally tapering portions together and an outer end portion having channeling means; said connecting means comprising ring shaped connecting end portions located on the circular shaped inner end portions of said generally tapering portions with the ring shaped connecting end portions being sized and shaped to permit one ring shaped connecting end portion to be inserted into the other ring shaped connecting end portion, oppositely located holes extending through both ring shaped connecting end portions, and a connecting rod member sized to pass through the oppositely located holes in the ring shaped connecting end portions; said channeling means comprising a funnel shaped portion having an aperture leading into the interior of said elongated hollow fish enclosure for channeling bait fish into the interior of said elongated hollow fish enclosure; said generally tapering portions each having a circular shaped flat ring with a series of holes extending therethrough located adjacent to and surrounding the funnel shaped portion; and one of said generally tapering portions being sized and shaped to fit inside the other generally tapering portion for transportation or for storage purposes.