Mechanism for Baiting Bags on a Trotline
OwnerJoel Dennyinventor
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Abstract
A bag having an elongated body and opposite end portions is disclosed. The body has a sidewall that provides the body with a primary opening. The body has an interior region sized for containing crab bait inserted into the interior region via the primary opening. The interior region, bounded by the sidewall, includes a plurality of secondary openings that range from about 1 mm to about 10 mm for attracting at least one crab to the body to feed on the bait contained within the interior region. The body includes a slidably openable and closeable slide fastener which overlays the primary opening and is fixed to the sidewall between the body opposite end portions. The slide fastener, when open, enables bait to be inserted into the interior region and, when closed, retains bait within the interior region.
Claims14
A bag removably secured to a trotline, comprising:
- an elongated body having opposite end portions and a sidewall, wherein the body defines an interior region bounded by the sidewall, wherein the sidewall defines:
- a primary opening dimensioned for inserting crab bait into the body, wherein the primary opening is located between the opposed end portions, and
- a plurality of secondary openings dimensioned for attracting at least one crab to the interior region for purposes of feeding on the crab bait in the bag, and
- a slidably openable and closeable slide fastener overlaying the primary opening and secured to the sidewall between the opposite end portions, wherein the slide fastener when open enables crab bait to be inserted into the interior region, and wherein the slide fastener when closed retains the crab bait in the interior region.
A trotline-baiting mechanism for use with a predetermined length of trotline having a plurality of bags secured thereto at spaced-apart intervals along the length, comprising:
- a reel rotatable about an axis for causing portions of the trotline and the plurality of trotline-secured bags to be transferred from a first location to a second location;
- a motor for powering rotation of the reel about the axis;
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- an on/off mechanism configured for providing a user with on/off control of the motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.