Saltwater fly fishing surf/jetty stripping basket

A fly fishing stripping basket comprising,

• a one-piece substantially rigid container having an upper section and a lower section, said upper section having a height approximately equal to a height of said lower section;
• said upper section having substantially rounded front and rear walls and substantially parallel side walls and an open top, wherein said open top comprises an upward extending upper edge defined by said front, rear, and side walls and lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to said side walls of said upper section;
• said lower section being funnel-shaped having front, rear and side walls converging from said upper section;
• said rear wall of said lower section having a greater inclination than said front wall of said lower section;
• said side walls of said lower section having lower ends converging into a flat bottom wall having perforations therethrough for drainage of any fluids that may be present in said basket;
• said walls of said upper and lower sections and said bottom wall having smooth interior surfaces free of any protrusions;
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• at least one belt attachment defining a passage therethrough along a central axis thereof, said at least one belt attachment disposed on one of said side walls of said upper section adjacent to said upper edge for receiving a belt to be worn around a waistline of a user;
• wherein said central axis of said at least one belt attachment is disposed at a slight angle with respect to said plane of said upper edge thereby causing said open top of said basket to tilt slightly forward when worn by an angler,
• whereby said basket, in use, will hang below a waistline of an angler with a slightly forward tilt and facilitate line stripping and casting by the angler during fly fishing in surf or from a jetty without any interference.

A fly fishing stripping basket comprising,

• a one-piece substantially rigid container having an upper section and a lower section, said upper section having a height approximately equal to a height of said lower section;
• said upper section having substantially rounded front and rear walls and substantially parallel side walls and an open top, wherein said open top comprises an upward extending upper edge defined by said front, rear and side walls and lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to said side walls of said upper section;
• said lower section being funnel-shaped having front, rear and side walls converging from said upper section;
• said rear wall of said lower section having a greater inclination than said front wall of said lower section;
• said side walls of said lower section having lower ends converging into a flat bottom wall having perforations therethrough for drainage of any fluids that may be present in said basket;
• said walls of said upper and lower sections and said bottom wall having smooth interior surfaces free of any protrusions;
• at least one belt attachment defining a passage therethrough along a central axis thereof, said at least one belt attachment disposed on one of said side walls of said upper section adjacent to said upper edge for receiving a belt to be worn around a waistline of a user, wherein said central axis of said at least one belt attachment is disposed at a slight angle with respect to said plane of said upper edge thereby causing said open top of said basket to tilt slightly forward when worn by an angler,
• said basket has a length between 16 and 20 inches, a width between 6 and 8 inches and a height between 10 and 14 inches;
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• said rear wall of said lower section has an inclination of between 35 and 50 degrees with respect to said bottom wall, said front wall of said lower section has an inclination of between 55 and 75 degrees with respect to said bottom wall, and said side walls of said lower section have an inclination of between 60 and 80 degrees with respect to said bottom wall;
• whereby said basket in use, will hang below a waistline of an angler with a slightly forward tilt and facilitate line stripping and casting by the angler during fly fishing in surf or from a jetty without any interference.