A fishing lure comprising a solid, banana-shaped lure body of buoyant urethane with a bait chamber in a recess of the lure body, the bait chamber covered by a hatch coupled to the lure body with a hinge. Scent producing material may be placed in the bait chamber. A blowhole tunnel passes through the lure body from the lure body head to the bait chamber. Motion of the lure forces water through the blowhole into the bait chamber and carries scent from scent producing material through holes in the hatch. A first groove in the lure body tail is configured such that an O-ring in the first groove holds the hatch against the lure body. A second groove in the lure body tail is configured such that when the O-ring is in the second groove, the hatch is free to open and close.

A fishing lure comprising a solid, banana-shaped lure body of buoyant urethane with a bait chamber in a recess of the lure body, the bait chamber covered by a hatch coupled to the lure body with a hinge. Scent producing material may be placed in the bait chamber. A blowhole tunnel passes through the lure body from the lure body head to the bait chamber. Motion of the lure forces water through the blowhole into the bait chamber and carries scent from scent producing material through holes in the hatch. A first groove in the lure body tail is configured such that an O-ring in the first groove holds the hatch against the lure body. A second groove in the lure body tail is configured such that when the O-ring is in the second groove, the hatch is free to open and close.

A container for animals or objects in a liquid is disclosed. The container comprises a cylinder capped by two removable lids and a floating basket. When one of the lids is removed, the liquid may be drained and refreshed without either the basket or the contained animals or objects falling out. When the other lid is removed, the basket floats above the liquid and carries the animals or objects out of the liquid where they can be easily removed by a user. The container is useful to anglers who use live minnows as bait, but may be useful in several other applications.

A container for animals or objects in a liquid is disclosed. The container comprises a cylinder capped by two removable lids and a floating basket. When one of the lids is removed, the liquid may be drained and refreshed without either the basket or the contained animals or objects falling out. When the other lid is removed, the basket floats above the liquid and carries the animals or objects out of the liquid where they can be easily removed by a user. The container is useful to anglers who use live minnows as bait, but may be useful in several other applications.

The present invention comprises a cylindrical baitwell having a circular cross-section with vertical sides attached to a circular bottom producing a water impervious container. Disposed within the cylindrical container is an elevator plate that is perforated to permit the passage of water therethrough but which perforations are too small to allow the passage of any of the live bait. Attached to the perforated elevator plate at two points opposite each other is a handle comprised of two vertical rods and connected at the top with a handle attached to both of those rods. At the top of the container is a lid of s circular configuration with a diameter that matches the diameter of the cylindrical container on which it rests. The lid is perforated by two openings of sufficient diameter to accommodate movement of the vertical rods upward and downward by the use of the handle attached to them. The secular cover also includes a door to open and close which can be used to access the live bait when the elevator plate has been raised to force all of the live bait in the water to nearly the top of the water in the container in which the live bait is immersed. Thus the operator raises the handle with one hand, opens the door with the other hand and reaches into retrieve the live bait after which the handle is released in the secular elevator per perforated plate recedes back to the bottom of the container and the doors closed.

The present invention comprises a cylindrical baitwell having a circular cross-section with vertical sides attached to a circular bottom producing a water impervious container. Disposed within the cylindrical container is an elevator plate that is perforated to permit the passage of water therethrough but which perforations are too small to allow the passage of any of the live bait. Attached to the perforated elevator plate at two points opposite each other is a handle comprised of two vertical rods and connected at the top with a handle attached to both of those rods. At the top of the container is a lid of s circular configuration with a diameter that matches the diameter of the cylindrical container on which it rests. The lid is perforated by two openings of sufficient diameter to accommodate movement of the vertical rods upward and downward by the use of the handle attached to them. The secular cover also includes a door to open and close which can be used to access the live bait when the elevator plate has been raised to force all of the live bait in the water to nearly the top of the water in the container in which the live bait is immersed. Thus the operator raises the handle with one hand, opens the door with the other hand and reaches into retrieve the live bait after which the handle is released in the secular elevator per perforated plate recedes back to the bottom of the container and the doors closed.

An electronic bait box assembly for storing earthworms includes a box for containing earth and earthworms. A lid is removably attached to the box for closing the box. A voltage unit is coupled to the bait box and the voltage unit is in electrical communication with an interior of the box. Moreover, the voltage unit is placed in electrical communication with the earth that is positioned in the box. The voltage unit induces an electrical voltage through the earth when the voltage unit is turned on. In this way the voltage unit urges the earthworms to move upwardly in the earth thereby facilitating a user to remove the earthworms for fishing bait.

The delivery of water to a live well on a marine craft includes a sea chest disposed in fluid communication with ambient water and the live well. An access opening is formed on the sea chest in communication with an interior thereof. A cover is removably connected in fluid sealing relation to the access opening. Each of one or more pumps is connected to an exterior of the sea chest and includes a housing having an open segment disposed in accessible relation to the housing interior and internal workings therein. A mounting structure adjustably connects an inlet of the housing in fluid communication with a submerged, lower interior of the sea chest and an outlet is connected in fluid delivering relation to the live well.

The delivery of water to a live well on a marine craft includes a sea chest disposed in fluid communication with ambient water and the live well. An access opening is formed on the sea chest in communication with an interior thereof. A cover is removably connected in fluid sealing relation to the access opening. Each of one or more pumps is connected to an exterior of the sea chest and includes a housing having an open segment disposed in accessible relation to the housing interior and internal workings therein. A mounting structure adjustably connects an inlet of the housing in fluid communication with a submerged, lower interior of the sea chest and an outlet is connected in fluid delivering relation to the live well.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to an environmental control system including a fluid driver configured to releasably couple to a buoyant module. In an illustrative example, in a deployment mode, the fluid driver may be brought into register with and releasably coupled to the buoyant module. The fluid driver, for example, be supported by the buoyant module in a body of water. A control unit may, for example, selectively provide energy to the fluid driver such that the fluid driver induces fluid to flow from the body of fluid to a reservoir by a conduit. The control unit may be configured to mechanically support the fluid driver in a stowage mode. Various embodiments may advantageously allow a user to selectively deploy a livewell environment control from a stowed mode into a deployed mode.