CONTROL SYSTEM AND BAIT CAPSULE FOR LONG LINE FISHING APPARATUS

A bait capsule for use with a long line fishing apparatus, including: a substantially cylindrical body having a bait cavity extending from a baiting opening and a bottom opening, a slot in a side wall connecting said openings; a plunger having a plunger stem retained within an axial bore located in the cylindrical body and a plunger head, the plunger being movable in the body such that in an open position the plunger provides bait egress through said bottom opening and providing a substantially streamlined nose for said capsule in a closed position; a plunger locking mechanism disposed in an upper end portion of the cylindrical body, the mechanism being communicatively coupled to a limit line connected to a limit line retrieval mechanism on a fishing vessel and wherein plunger locking mechanism is configured to prevent the plunger from opening until the limit line is fed in by the retrieval mechanism for retrieval of the bait capsule.