Patent ID: 8931203
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for a fishing rod having a length dimension, the apparatus comprising: a foldable support structure; an elongated structure having a threaded pivot rod extending through a slot in the structure, the pivot rod adjustably positioned and locked to the structure at a position along a length dimension of the slot via first and second fasteners threaded onto the pivot rod on opposite sides of the elongated structure, wherein the pivot rod is pivotably and removably couplable to the foldable support structure so that the elongated structure and the pivot rod pivot in unison relative to the foldable support structure; and means for removably attaching the elongated structure to a fishing rod having an attached reel, wherein the means includes first and second straps attached respectively at opposing first and second ends of the elongated structure with the first strap configured for strapping the first end to a portion of the fishing rod forward of the reel and the second strap configured for strapping the second end to a portion of the fishing rod behind the reel, whereby the threaded pivot rod is selectively positioned and locked between the first and second straps.