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A battery operated storage container which is divided into two compartments, one for bait and a second for fish caught. It incorporates a pump for filling the compartments to a preset level and a pump to empty the compartments. It also contains an electronic control panel which allows the user to se

A battery operated storage container which is divided into two compartments, one for bait and a second for fish caught. It incorporates a pump for filling the compartments to a preset level and a pump to empty the compartments. It also contains an electronic control panel which allows the user to select which functions he/she wants to perform. These functions include filling, emptying, recycling, and aerating the water. The functions can be performed simultaneously or independently.

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[ What I claim as my invention is:] [1.] A container for holding live bait and fish that have been caught, said container comprising:an insulated portable box comprising a bottom, front, back, sides, an inside portion, and an open top, with the insulated portable box further comprising an inlet and

[ What I claim as my invention is:] [1.] A container for holding live bait and fish that have been caught, said container comprising:an insulated portable box comprising a bottom, front, back, sides, an inside portion, and an open top, with the insulated portable box further comprising an inlet and an outlet,a lid for closing said open top,a divider within said box for dividing said box into at least two compartments, with one of the compartments for holding the live bait and with the other of the compartments for holding the fish that have been caught,said divider having apertures communicating between said compartments, with a size of the apertures being less than a size of the live relatively small bait to prevent such small bait from swimming to the other compartment, with the size of the apertures being sufficiently large to permit water exchange between the two compartment,a first pump for supplying water to said box, with the first pump engaged to an inlet conduit which is engaged with the inlet of the box,a second pump for recirculating water in said box and for pumping water out of said box, with the second pump engaged with an outlet conduit which is engaged with the outlet of the box, anda cutoff apparatus which automatically controls the level of water in said box, with at least a portion of said cutoff apparatus mounted on the inside portion of said box such that, when the level of water reaches a preselected level in said box, the cutoff apparatus automatically communicates with the first pump to cut off the supply of water provided by the first pump, and wherein said cutoff apparatus for controlling the level of water in said box comprises a cutoff float apparatus.