Patent ID: 6857222

Claim:
A fishing bait apparatus comprising: a container having side, upper and lower walls, said upper wall having a plurality of holes being disposed therethrough and being spaced generally parallel above said bottom wall thus forming a water compartment between said upper and lower walls, said container also including air holes being disposed through a portion of said side wall above said upper wall of said container; a lid assembly including a lid member being hingedly attached to said container and also including lid support members for supporting said lid member in an open position, said lid assembly further includes including brackets being attached to an underside of said lid member and having slots therein, and also including eyelets being attached to said inners side of said side wall, and further including a catch mechanism being securely attached to said side wall near a top edge thereof and having a housing with an opening therein and also having a spring-loaded catch being biasedly disposed through said side wall of said container and in said housing, and also including a latch being attached to said underside of said lid member and being removably received and engaged by said catch in said housing for latching said lid member upon said container; a handle assembly including a handle being pivotally attached to said container; bait storage members being disposed in said container and upon said upper wall; and a floatation member being disposed in said container for floating said container upside down.