Trollable bait bucket and bait keeper

A trollable bait container for storing live bait in a source of water, comprising:

• a. chamber having a closed bottom, closed sides, and a substantially closed top;
• b. the top including an opening sufficiently large enough to accommodate a hand;
• c. a lid hingedly connected to the top and adjacent one of said sides, the lid movable between an open position and a closed for selectively opening and closing the opening;
• d. a latch associated with the lid and the container for normally holding the lid in the closed position;
• e. where the other side of said sides is hydrodynamically shaped for permitting the container to be pulled through the water with a minimum of resistance;
• f. a handle secured to the top of the container;
• g. a pour spout formed in said one side and integral with said opening, whereby bait may be poured from the container;
• h. wherein the pour spout is of a straight walled construction, whereby the pouring action is unrestricted;
• and
• i. wherein the lid conforms to the opening and the pour spout for selectively opening and closing both thereof.

A trollable bait container for storing live bait in a source of water, comprising:

• a. a chamber of unitary construction having a closed bottom, closed sides and a substantially closed top;
• b. the top including an opening sufficiently large enough to accommodate a hand;
• c. a lid hingedly connected to the top in adjacent one of said sides, the lid movable between an open position and a closed for selectively opening and closing the opening;
• d. a latch associated with the lid and the container for normally holding the lid in the closed position;
• e. wherein the other side of said sides is hydrodynamically shaped for permitting the container to be pulled through the water with the minimum of resistance;
• f. a handle secured to the top of the container;
• g. a rudder projecting outwardly from said hydrodynamically shaped side for controlling the position and direction of the container when it is pulled through the water;
• h. a pour spout formed in said one side and intrical with said opening, whereby bait may be poured from the container;
• i. wherein the rudder is pivotally secured to the hydrodynamically shaped side, whereby the towing direction of the container is adjustable;
• and
• j. wherein the pour spout is of a straight-walled construction, whereby the pouring action is unrestricted, and wherein the lid conforms to both the opening and the pour spout for selectively opening and closing both thereof.

A station for storing live bait, the station comprising:

• a. a bottom, upstanding side walls and a top;
• b. a pour spout in one of said side walls, the pour spout having side walls of a continuous straight curve for facilitating pouring of bait from the container;
• c. an opening associated with said pour spout and of sufficient size to accommodate a hand;
• d. a handle in the top for carrying the container;
• and
• e. wherein opposite side walls each include a pour spout and there is further included a partition spanning the top and bottom and spanning the container between said side walls for separating the station into a plurality of compartments.

A station for storing live bait, the station comprising:

• a. a bottom, upstanding side walls and a top;
• b. a pour spout in one of said side walls, the pour spout having side walls of a continuous straight curve for facilitating pouring of bait from the container;
• c. an opening associated with said pour spout and of sufficient size to accommodate a hand;
• d. a handle in the top for carrying the container;
• and
• e. a lid hingedly attached to said station and configured to cover both the opening and the pour spout, the lid movable between open and closed positions, and a latch associated with the lid and container for normally maintaining the lid in the closed position.