Patent ID: 6622421
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A self-contained fishing system comprising:a telescopic, tubular fishing rod holder and support/storage tower storing a fully assembled fishing rod therein and having an upper end pivotally supporting the fishing rod above a solid support surface from a handle portion thereof, a cavity accessible from a bottom end of the fishing rod holder and support/storage tower and containing the fishing rod and holding a set of foldable, connected legs around the fishing rod and in a retractable condition, the fishing rod supporting upper end being extendable into and rectractable out of the cavity, and a closure device movably attached to the foldable legs, removably fastened to the bottom end of the fishing rod holder and support/storage tower and supporting the fully assembled fishing rod and foldable, connected legs in a storage mode within the cavity, wherein in the storage mode, the upper end is retracted within the cavity, and wherein to define a fishing mode, with the upper end extended and the closure device detached, the fishing rod is removed from the cavity and pivotally supported on the upper end, and the connected legs are removed from the cavity, and moved into an extended condition adapted to engage the solid support surface and the closure device is replaced such that the connected legs support the fishing rod holder and support/storage tower.