Patent ID: 6836998

Claim:
An apparatus for storing bait and comprising: a first container defining an outer wall; a second container defining an inner wall and being removably positionable within the first container, said second container having a plurality of apertures formed in the inner wall thereof for allowing said first and second containers to be in fluid communication with each other, said apparatus having a top portion; a lid attached to the top portion of said apparatus and being selectively movable between open and closed positions, said apparatus being air-tight after said lid is moved to a closed position; means for selectively exhausting and compressing air into said apparatus for causing water to pass through the first and second containers so that when air is introduced into said first container water is introduced into said second container and when air is removed from said first container water is removed out of said second container to thereby make it easier for a user to remove live bait therefrom; and a control panel attached to the outer wall of said first container for selectively operating said means for exhausting and compressing air; said water being aerated when air is introduced into said first container and said lid is at an open position.