Patent ID: 8296992

Claim:
A fly fishing stripping basket comprising, an elongated substantially rigid monolithic container having an upper section and a lower section, said upper section having a height approximately equal to a height of said lower section; said upper section having substantially rounded front and rear walls and substantially parallel side walls and an open top, wherein said open top comprises an upward extending upper edge defined by said front, rear and side walls of said upper section, said upper edge lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to said side walls of said upper section; said side walls of said upper section being longer than said front and rear walls of said upper section; said lower section having walls converging from said walls of said upper section; said walls of said lower section converging to a lowermost portion having perforations therethrough for drainage of any fluids that may be present in said basket; said walls of said upper and lower sections having smooth interior surfaces free of any protrusions; and at least one belt attachment defining a passage therethrough along a central axis thereof, said at least one belt attachment disposed on one of said side walls of said upper section adjacent to said upper edge for receiving a belt to be worn around a waistline of a user; wherein said central axis of said at least one belt attachment is disposed at a slight angle with respect to said plane of said upper edge thereby causing said open top of said basket to tilt slightly forward when worn by an angler, whereby said basket, in use, will hang below a waistline of an angler with a slightly forward tilt and facilitate line stripping and casting by the angler during fly fishing in surf or from a jetty without any interference.