Patent ID: 7997024

Claim:
A fishing lure holder apparatus adapted for attachment to a vertical surface of a fishing boat hull, console, or seat, comprising: an elongated frame with first and second flanges, one of the first and second flanges extending vertically and being adapted for attachment to the vertical surface, and another of the first and second flanges extending generally horizontally when the frame is mounted to the vertical surface; spaced-apart magnetic holders positioned in the first and second flanges, several of the magnetic holders generating a magnetic field therebelow for magnetically retaining magnetically-responsive hooks of first fishing lures with a remainder of the first fishing lures hanging downward, and at least one of the magnetic holders also generating a magnetic field thereabove for magnetically retaining fishing hooks thereon, and at least one magnetic holder also generating a magnetic field facing sideways for magnetically retaining a fishing tool; and markers indicating a position of the magnetic holders.