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US 6,804,911 B1Granted
Apparatus for harvesting bait
OwnerJames Henkeinventor
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Abstract
A trap capable of harvesting bait fish in open water or in ponds. In one embodiment a wire mesh cage having capture gates using longitudinal bores and angled rods, each sized to admit desired bait fish but exclude predatory fish. A bait box is provided to hold bait to attract the desired fish. The mesh construction of the cage permits free flow of water currents and visibility of the bait in the bait box. The mesh can also be sized, to provide size selection, by permitting the ready escape of immature and smaller bait fish.
Claims18
A bait trap comprising:
- (a) a cage frame having an interior portion,
- (b) a door attached to the cage frame and providing access to the interior portion, and
- (c) a first gate attached to the cage comprising,
- (i) an inlet section,
- (ii) an end section connected to the inlet section and allowing communication between the inlet section and the end section, the end section having first and second transverse sides,
- (iii) a first longitudinal section connected to the first transverse side of the end section and having a longitudinal bore, the longitudinal bore having an opening along at least part of its length allowing communication between the first longitudinal section and the end section, the first longitudinal section further including an outlet allowing communication between the first longitudinal section and the interior portion, the outlet comprising a tip, and
- (iv) a second longitudinal section connected to the second transverse side of the end section and having a longitudinal bore, the longitudinal bore having an opening along at least part of its length allowing communication between the second longitudinal section and the end section, the second longitudinal section further including an outlet allowing communication between the second longitudinal section and the interior portion, the outlet comprising a tip
- (v) wherein the first longitudinal section is spaced apart from the second longitudinal section and a wall spans between the first longitudinal section and the second longitudinal section.
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