Patent ID: 8832993

Claim:
An illuminated aerator dip net system comprising: a dip net assembly comprising: a net having a plurality of holes to allow water to pass through as said net is lifted from a container of water, an upper portion having a flexible flange to ride sides of said container as said net is lifted from said container, and a net bottom; a lid having a handle to lift said dip net assembly, an illumination hole, and a hinged door, wherein when in an open position, said hinged door rests against and attaches to said handle to allow bait to be disposed into said container; and a rigid air tube having an air chamber, a first end, and a second end, said first end located in a center hole of said lid and secured by a first cap above said lid, an air valve attached to a sidewall of said first cap, and said second end located in a center hole of said net bottom and secured by a second cap below said net bottom, an air stone inserted into a sidewall of said second cap for releasing oxygen into said water in said container; and an aerator assembly removably affixed to a top surface of said lid, said aerator assembly comprising: an enclosure, said enclosure housing: a pump; a motor attached to said pump; and batteries; a light emitting means located on an underside of said enclosure and in said illumination hole in said lid to illuminate said bait within said container; a first switch for operation of said motor; a second switch for operation of said light emitting means; a pump nozzle connected to said pump; and a flexible air tube connecting said pump nozzle to said air valve; wherein when said first switch is turned on, said aerator assembly pumps oxygen through said pump nozzle into said flexible air tube, through said rigid air tube and out said air stone, oxygenating said water within said container to keep said bait alive.