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A single small elastic disk, which may or may not include a central perforation, is dispensed from the storage cavity of the device into a holding channel at the edge thereof so that it can be threaded onto a fishhook to serve as a bait retainer. The lateral movement of the hook from the edge of the

A single small elastic disk, which may or may not include a central perforation, is dispensed from the storage cavity of the device into a holding channel at the edge thereof so that it can be threaded onto a fishhook to serve as a bait retainer. The lateral movement of the hook from the edge of the dispenser removes the retainer from the channel, so that is placing firmly on the shaft of the fishhook. The central portion, being opened by the fishhook tip before removal from the dispenser, will exert a gripping force when disposed on the shaft or shank portion of a fish hook. Preferably, the disk portion of one such retainer when placed against adjacently threaded bait or lures will retain them on the hook during use until the bait or lure is intentionally removed.

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1. A dispenser for bait retainers comprising: a) a container providing a fillable cavity and having a first sealable opening for filling the cavity therein with a plurality of bait retaining disks, the container having an upper face on a first side of the cavity and a lower face on a side of the cav

1. A dispenser for bait retainers comprising: a) a container providing a fillable cavity and having a first sealable opening for filling the cavity therein with a plurality of bait retaining disks, the container having an upper face on a first side of the cavity and a lower face on a side of the cavity opposite from the first side, in which the lower face is opposite the upper face,b) a second opening at an edge of the container for retaining a bait retainer that is connected to the cavity, wherein the cavity tapers in width and thickness toward said second opening to permit only a single bait retainer to enter the second opening, and further comprising a plurality of grooves on an interior of one of the upper and lower faces, said plurality of grooves being disposed between junctions of surfaces of the dispenser, wherein said grooves have a primary axis that is generally directed toward the second opening. 2. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 1 wherein the grooves have half round profiles orthogonal to the primary groove axes, the grooves having peaks disposed there between. 3. A dispenser for bait retainers comprising: a) a container providing a fillable cavity and having a first sealable opening for filling the cavity therein with a plurality of bait retaining disks, the container having an upper face on a first side of the cavity and a lower face on an opposite side of the cavity from the first side, in which the lower face is opposite the upper face,b) a second opening at an edge of the container for retaining a bait retainer that is connected to the cavity, wherein the cavity tapers in width and thickness toward said second opening to permit only a single bait retainer to enter the second opening,c) a guiding channel communicating with the second opening in the cavity for receiving and retaining a bait retainer in position for removal and separation from the container, the guiding channel having an upper horizontal opening and a lower horizontal opening that is below and opposing the upper horizontal opening, each horizontal opening in the guiding channel being associated with a respective one of the first side and opposite side of the cavity of the cavity, and further comprising a wall that extends away from at least one of the upper and lower faces of the container, the wall surrounding the guiding channel. 4. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 3, further comprising a plurality of disked shaped bait retainers disposed therein. 5. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 4 wherein the widths of the upper and lower horizontal openings in the guiding channel are less than a diameter of the bait retaining disks. 6. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 3 wherein at least one of the upper and lower horizontal openings in the guiding channel are disposed in a common plane with at least one of the upper and lower faces of the container. 7. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 3, and further comprising an open guiding means disposed above the guiding channel for guiding a fishhook tip to a bait retainer in the guiding channel. 8. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 7 wherein the open guiding means is selected from the group consisting of an external funnel and an inverted pyramidal recess. 9. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 3, and further comprising grooves on an interior of at least an inner surface of the cavity, the inner surface opposing at least one of the upper and lower faces of the cavity, wherein said grooves have primary axes that are generally directed toward the guiding channel. 10. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 9 wherein the grooves have half round profiles orthogonal to the primary axes of the grooves, the grooves having peaks disposed there between. 11. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 3 wherein the cavity within the container is formed by; a) an upper shell,b) a lower shell connected to the upper shell and at least one of said upper and lower shells have a concavity facing the other shell. 12. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 11 wherein the upper and lower shells are disposed in removable engagement to provide the first sealable opening of the container wherein a triangular shaped base formed in a portion of either the upper shell or the lower shell by opposing sidewalls disposed at obtuse angles with respect to a principle plane of the triangular shaped base has a tapered reduction in width. 13. A dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 3, further comprising at least one of an external ring or snap for attachment to gear or clothing. 14. A dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 3, further comprising an external grip means. 15. A dispenser for bait retainers comprising: a) an upper shell,b) a lower shell connected to the upper shell, each shell having a periphery in which a common periphery of the upper and lower shells defines an edge of the dispenser, and further, wherein; i) at least one of said upper and lower shells has a concavity facing the other of said upper and lower shells, and wherein;ii) the upper and lower shells are disposed in removable engagement so that the concavity defines a cavity for holding a plurality of bait retainers;c) an opening at the edge of the dispenser for retaining a single bait retainer that is connected to the cavity, wherein the cavity tapers in width and thickness toward said opening to permit only a single bait retainer to enter the opening,d) further comprising grooves on an interior of at least one of the upper and lower shells, wherein said grooves have primary axes that are generally directed toward the opening at the edge of the dispenser and have half round profiles orthogonal to the primary groove axes, the grooves having peaks disposed there between. 16. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 15, further comprising a plurality of disk shaped bait retainers disposed therein. 17. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 15, wherein a distance between peaks of adjacent grooves is not substantially more than the diameter of disk shaped bait retainers disposed therein. 18. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 15, further comprising: a) a channel attached to the opening for receiving and retaining a single bait retainer in position for removal and separation from the container, andb) at least one of an external funnel and inverted pyramidal recess above the channel for guiding a fishhook tip to penetrate the single bait retainer retained in the channel. 19. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 15, further comprising at least one of an external ring or snap for attachment to gear or clothing. 20. The dispenser for bait retainers according to claim 15, further comprising an external grip means.