Abstract: A cricket keeper for baiting a sport fishing hook contains a large plurality of crickets as live bait, and provides a conical lid with a narrow capped opening at its peak, where a single cricket may become trapped when the cricket keeper is inverted. A slot is provided in the side of the opening, enabling the user to insert a hook through the slot to impale a trapped cricket without touching the cricket. Then invert the cricket hooker back up right lifting the hook towards the top. Simply remove the cap lift out the hook with the cricket securely impaled.