A BAIT DISPENSER FOR USE BY AN ANGLER AND COMPRISING A CONTAINER INTO WHICH BAIT CAN BE LOADED, THE CONTAINER ATTACHABLE TO A LINE AND ARRANGED TO OPEN UPON IMPACT WITH THE WATER, THE CONTAINER COMPRISING TWO CONTAINER PARTS (10, 11) HINGED TOGETHER AT A REAR END THEREOF, A SPRING (15) ARRANGED FOR URGING THE DISPENSER OPEN AND A STOP MEMBER (19) ARRANGED FOR LIMITING THE OPENING OF THE TWO CONTAINER PARTS.