Collapsible bait net

A bait net comprising:

• a. a single tubular rod made of fiberglass, having two hollow connectible ends;
• b. a metal sleeve having a length of at least 2 inches, having hollow ends, one of which is a point of connection for the two or more semicircular tubular rods, whereby:
• the first end of the metal sleeve is crimped to one of each end of a semicircular rod;
• and the other end of the semicircular rod is irremovably inserted into the second end of the metal sleeve that is not crimped, and the semicircular rods connected to each other by a metal sleeve form a non-collapsible ring;
• and
• c. a net made of mesh which at its top portion has the same diameter as the ring formed by the singular tubular rod, and at its bottom portion extends into a conical shaped enclosed receptacle, forming a hoop;
• and
• d. the net is attached to the ring formed by the singular tubular rod by means of:
• being interwoven about the circumference of the ring;
• and having two U shaped cords symmetrically positioned on opposite sides of the ring;
• and each U shaped cord is fastened to the ring by a fastening means and is held in place by a wax string that is wrapped around the tubular rod and creates a barrier to the movement of the U shaped cords and the net;
• and
• e. four stabilizing cords, each separately attached to the ring by a fastening means and positioned equidistant from each other about the ring, and which cords converge at the center of the ring and net assembly;
• and
• f. a draw cord that is attached to the four stabilizing cords at their point of convergence by a fastening means;
• and whereby
• g. the ring and net assembly is not collapsible.

A collapsible hoop net comprising:

• a plurality of tubular rods configured to form a contiguous ring by joining end to end;
• a plurality of sleeves, wherein each sleeve of the plurality of sleeves:
• has a first end crimped to an end of a first one of the adjacent tubular rods;
• and
• has a second end receiving an end of a second one of the adjacent tubular rods when the plurality of tubular rods are forming the contiguous ring;
• a net attached to the contiguous ring of the plurality of tubular rods;
• and
• a plurality of stabilizing cords, each stabilizing cord of the plurality of stabilizing cords attached to a rod of the plurality of rods, wherein the plurality of stabilizing cords are approximately equidistant from one another about the contiguous ring formed by the plurality of rods when the plurality of sleeves are joining adjacent rods of the plurality of rods.

A collapsible bait net comprising:

• a. two or more tubular rods;
• b. two or more metal sleeves having hollow ends, each metal sleeve forming a point of connection for the two or more tubular rods, wherein:
• a first end of each metal sleeve is attached to an end of each tubular rod and the other end of each tubular rod is inserted into a second end of the metal sleeve such that the tubular rods are connected to each other by the metal sleeves to form a collapsible ring;
• c. a net made of mesh which at a top portion of the net has the same diameter as the ring formed by the two or more tubular rods, and a bottom portion of the net extends into a conical shaped enclosed receptable;
• wherein:
• the net is attached to the ring formed by the two or more tubular rods by means of:
• being interwoven about the circumference of the ring and two U shaped cords, with one U Shaped cord attached to the ring about each point of connection of the ring;
• and
• d. at least three stabilizing cords, each separately attached to the ring and positioned equidistant from each other about the ring, and which cords converge at the center of the ring and net assembly;
• and
• e. a draw cord that is attached to the four stabilizing cords at their point of convergence;
• wherein:
• f. the ring and net assembly is collapsible for ease of storage and transport.