Livewell

A passive livewell, comprising:

• a generally rectangular-shaped open mesh basket having four open mesh sides each with an open mesh bottom, two of the four open mesh sides each having a basket carrying handle to facilitate carrying the passive livewell, the two of the four open mesh sides are shorter than the remaining four open mesh sides;
• a flotation lid having a sealed collar which is filled and a center, the center of the flotation lid includes a lid for access to an interior of the generally rectangular-shaped open mesh basket;
• a tether attachment point disposed on a face of the generally rectangular-shaped open mesh basket, the tether attachment point is used with a tether, and the tether is used with an anchor stake adapted to tether the passive livewell near a user;
• one or more first hinges connecting the sealed collar and the flotation lid;
• a lift handle allowing for lifting of the flotation lid;
• a trapdoor disposed on a center of the flotation lid, the trapdoor having an upper surface;
• a second hinge hingedly attaching the trapdoor to the flotation lid in a flush manner such that the upper surfaces thereof are coextensive, the second hinge includes a torsion spring that biases the trapdoor upwards and closes against the flotation lid;
• a solid exterior box slipped over the generally rectangular-shaped open mesh basket for transport of the passive livewell;
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• a notch disposed on an upper perimeter edge, the notch to align with the tether attachment point of the generally rectangular-shaped open mesh basket to permit passage thereof;
• wherein the upper surface of the trapdoor receives a downward force that presses against the second hinge and provides access to the interior of the generally rectangular-shaped open mesh basket;
• wherein the generally rectangular-shaped open mesh basket is floating at a waterline with the open mesh basket submerged in a plurality of water in a body of water;
• wherein two solid exterior box carrying handles are disposed on the solid exterior box which align with the two basket carrying handles of the generally rectangular-shaped open mesh basket when the generally rectangular-shaped open mesh basket is placed within the solid exterior box;
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• wherein the generally rectangular-shaped open mesh basket is made of ultraviolet resistant plastic from an injection molding process or from a blow molding process.