Abstract: The apparatus is a refrigerated bait box having a main body portion including a bottom wall, and front, back and first and second side walls, defining a principle interior chamber with an open top end. A main lid is hinged relative to the top edge of the back wall for pivotal movement between opened and closed positions. A recessed channel is provided along the top edge of the container portion for housing and supporting a webbed basket which occupies only a portion of the container space, with the interior of the space between the bottom of the basket and the floor portion of the container portion serving to house ice in the cubed form for allowing maintenance of the bait contained in the basket to remain cold yet the basket allowing any moisture from the bait to fall into the lower ice containing portion. There is further included a foot activated means for moving the top lid for "hands free" opening and closing.