Improvements in the use of solar cell panels with respect to certain fishing equipment; providing solar cell panel power for aerators used in water containing live bait held in bait buckets or containers; a solar cell panel or panels mounted on, in or in conjunction with top closure members of live bait containers for fishing wherein the position of the top can be adjusted from horizontal to receive maximum solar energy by tilting the top closure and properly positioning the live bait container with respect to the position of the sun; live fishing bait containers utilizing an aerator therein for the water receiving the live bait inside the container wherein the aerator is alternately driveable by a solar cell panel incorporated into the top closure member of the bait container or a separate battery, said battery being rechargeable and also rechargeable from energy provided by the solar cell panel array.