Abstract: The carrier has a stiff wire bent to form belt-receiving loops and a frame for supporting a wire mesh fabric bait container having an opening therein. A flexible cloth fabric, such as the upper 4 to 6 inches of a man's heavy nylon stocking, covers the opening and has an access opening therein bordered by a pair of opposed lip portions. Tension springs secured to respective lip portions hold the lip portions together to normally close the access opening and thus prevent escape of the bait, while permitting ready access thereto.