Bait Container Connect
Programmable timed bait release
What is Connect?
Optimize Your Gear, Maximize Your Catch: Introducing Bait Container Connect In the competitive world of commercial lobster and crab fishing, efficiency isn't just a goal—it’s the difference between a profitable season and a wasted soak. Bait Container Connect is the industry-leading, timed bait release and bait-saver system engineered specifically for high-volume commercial operations. By combining rugged durability with precision timing, this container ensures your gear is working at peak performance from the moment it hits the seafloor until the haul. Precision Timing for Peak Performance The greatest challenge in long-soak fishing is the "dead period"—the hours or days when your bait has either been stripped by non-target species or has lost its scent profile before the target species begins its primary feeding window. Bait Container Connect eliminates this waste by shielding your high-value bait from sea lice, sand fleas, and small scavengers during the early part of the soak. Key Features and Strategic Advantages: •Programmable Release Schedules: You control the clock. Set your release to align perfectly with nocturnal feeding windows or peak tidal movements to ensure your pots are "hot" when it matters most. •Massive Bait Savings: Field reports and crew data indicate that using the Connect system can reduce bait consumption by an estimated 50% to 75%. This significantly lowers overhead costs and extends your range by allowing you to carry less bait or stay out longer. •Consistency Across Long Soaks: For multi-day sets, the Connect keeps your gear productive without the need for manual rebaiting. By releasing fresh scent on a delayed schedule, you maintain a strong attraction trail throughout the entire duration of the soak. Engineered for the Abyss The marine environment is unforgiving, and commercial gear needs to be tougher than the conditions it faces. Bait Container Connect is built to withstand the rigors of the deck and the crushing pressures of the deep. Technical Specifications: FeatureDetail Depth RatingTested and rated to 183 metres (100 fathoms). Material ConstructionHigh-impact, UV-stabilized, marine-grade polymers. Corrosion ResistanceIntegrated stainless-steel hardware designed for salt-water immersion. CompatibilityUniversal mounting design fits most standard commercial lobster and crab pots. Export to Sheets Why Commercial Crews are Switching to Connect "It’s not just about saving bait; it’s about making sure that when the lobster or crab are actually moving, there’s actually something in the pot for them to find. We’ve seen a significant uptick in catch consistency since we started timing our releases." By protecting your investment from non-target species and environmental degradation, you aren't just fishing harder—you're fishing smarter. Bait Container Connect turns your pots into autonomous, precision-timed traps that work on your schedule, not the scavengers'. The Bottom Line: •Lower Operating Costs: Cut bait expenses by up to 75%. •Higher Yields: Target specific feeding windows for a more consistent haul. •Durability: Dependable performance in the harshest North Atlantic or Pacific conditions. Upgrade your fleet with Bait Container Connect today and stop feeding the scavengers.
Why Connect?
Connect is for crews who want flexibility. If your timing changes with tides, weather windows, soak length, or grounds, Connect lets you adjust without changing hardware.
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Set precise release schedules with minute-level accuracy
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Run long-soak strategies with scheduling up to 20 days ahead
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Fish with less bait (often 25% to 50% of usual bait loads)
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Support fewer, smarter trips by keeping gear productive for longer
Connect is a smart bait control system built around three simple components. Once set up, the workflow is straightforward: set your modes, choose your mode at sea, close the container and fish.
How It Works
Step 1 - Load the Bait
Place 25%–50% of your usual bait into the bait ba. Insert the bag into the Bait Container.
Step 2 - Close the Bait Container
Rotate the Bait Container shut to keep the bait protected from predators and the environment until release.
Step 3 - Baiting
At your set time, the container opens automatically, optimising catch rates while reducing trips to sea.
Smarter Rebaiting - Without Leaving the Dock 🦞
With the Bait Saviour Bait Container (a timed bait release container and bait saver container), you can rebait your creel, lobster pot or crab pot remotely with no need to head back out to sea. Simply load the container with bait, close it to start the countdown timer, and it will automatically open at your chosen release time during the soak.
If poor weather, rough seas, or a storm keeps you ashore, you can still keep your gear fishing effectively. Bait stays protected until it’s needed, then releases on schedule so you maintain bait freshness and reduce bait loss even when you can’t get out. The result is longer productive soaks, fewer unnecessary trips offshore, lower fuel use, and improved catch consistency.
Reduce Bait Useage 💰
Traditional fishing often relies on loading pots with bait that gets stripped early by non-target species or breaks down before lobsters and crabs arrive. The Bait Saviour bait saver container changes that by protecting bait during the early soak, then releasing it at the right time.
By controlling when bait becomes available, many crews can fish with just 25% to 50% of their usual bait, cutting bait waste and cost while keeping bait effective when it matters most. Less bait used means lower operating costs, reduced environmental impact, and a more sustainable approach to commercial shellfish fishing without compromising results.
THE ONLINE PORTAL
The Portal is your control centre. Here you:
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Set up to 4 custom time modes (exact times, or timed delays after closing a container)
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Monitor system usage
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Manage your setup and schedules in one place
THE HUB
The Hub connects your Bait Containers to the Online Portal. Every time a container is closed, the Hub checks:
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Which time mode is selected
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The schedule programmed via the Portal
It then communicates this information directly to your Bait Containers, ensuring everything runs seamlessly and wirelessly.
THE REMOTE
The Remote gives you flexibility at sea, even without internet. Before heading out, you set up to four time modes in the online portal, each with its own bait release time or delay. Once at sea, simply use the Remote to switch your bait container between these modes, adapting instantly to changing conditions. For example, your modes could be set as:
🔴 Mode 1 - 20:30
🟡 Mode 2 - 03:00
🔵 Mode 3 - 6 Hour Delay
🟢 Mode 4 - 22:45 (+2 Days)
Built for long soaks and tough weather
Connect is made for the days you can’t get out, and the weeks when the plan changes.
If poor weather, rough seas, or a storm keeps you ashore, you can still keep your gear fishing effectively. Bait stays protected until it’s needed, then releases on schedule so you maintain bait freshness and reduce bait loss even when you can’t get out.
The result:
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Longer productive soaks
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Fewer unnecessary trips offshore
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Lower fuel use
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Improved catch consistency
The Bait Bag
Fast Rebaiting - Simple, Clean, Effective
The bait bag is designed to make rebaiting your Bait Saviour Bait Container (bait saver container) quick, clean, and hassle-free. Instead of handling loose bait every time, you remove the used bait bag and slot in a fresh one, reducing mess and cutting down the time and effort needed on deck. Once the new bait bag is in place, close the timed bait release container and it’s ready for the next soak.
For consistent performance in harsh marine conditions, each bait bag includes a tether that keeps the bag positioned correctly inside the bait container during scheduled release. This simple, robust setup helps ensure bait is released where it needs to be, supporting reliable bait availability, reduced bait loss, and improved catch consistency in lobster pots, crab pots, creels, and other shellfish traps.
Unlimited Use. You Own It Outright.
No catches - just lobster.
Your Bait Container is sold with an unlocked Control Box for unlimited use this means, no need to buy any physical/biodegradable timers for the lifespan of the control box (average 24 months). Set precise releases with minute level accuracy for up to 20 days ahead, keep bait protected from non-target species, and fish the way you want.
Smarter baiting, bigger catches, lower costs... and it’s yours!
✔ Re-Bait your trap remotely during long soaks
✔ Reduce bait consumption by up to 75%
✔ Cut trips to sea by up to 50%
✔ Depth rated to 183 m (100 fathoms)
✔ Wireless charging & comms, built for harsh seas
Mounting your bait container
Direct D-Shape Trap Mount
Designed to directly fit on, Rectangle trap with 2 bungee ties that are supplied by us.
Direct Rectangle Trap Mount
Designed to directly fit on, Rectangle trap with 2 bungee ties that are supplied by us.
Direct WA Batten Mount
Mount the Bait Container on the specially designed adapter plate inside your WA batten traps bait slots. This setup ensures smooth operation in common pot types, allowing the bait to be released without obstruction.
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