Minnow dipper

Abstract

A handled dipper is provided including a body defining an upwardly opening receptacle having a bottom provided with drain passages therethrough. The bottom includes adjacent relatively and oppositely inclined bottom sections defining an upwardly opening included angle of between 90.degree. and 180.degree.. A hold-down member including opposite marginal edge portions is provided and one of the marginal edge portions of the hold-down member is pivotally supported from the marginal edge of one of the bottom sections remote from the other bottom section for swinging of the hold-down member about an axis generally paralleling the hinged marginal edge portion of the hold-down member between an active position with the hold-down member closely overlying the upper surfaces of the aforementioned one bottom section and an inactive position with the marginal edge portion of the hold-down member remote from the pivoted edge thereof elevated above the bottom.

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