Patent ID: 8453372

Claim:
An articulating fishing pole holder comprising: a cylindrical collar post having a lower end adapted to be mounted to a support structure and an upper end; a tubular collar affixed to said upper end of said collar post at an angle; a cylindrical yoke post having a lower end insertable within said collar and an upper end; a pair of spaced apart yoke forks extending from said upper end of said yoke post at an angle, said angle is less than perpendicular relative to a longitudinal axis of said yoke post; a yoke slot disposed at a distal end of each of said yoke forks having a straight-edged side, an opposing angled-edge side, and a rounded vertex, said angled-edged side having an angle of deflection opposite said angle of said yoke forks, said straight-edged side having a length which is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of each of said yoke forks, said opposing angled-edge side having a length which is transverse to both the length of the respective opposing straight edged side and the longitudinal axis of each of said yoke forks; a clamp ring disposed between said pair of yoke forks and adapted to receive a cylindrical handle of a fishing pole; and, a pair of cylindrical support pins extending from opposing exterior sides of said clamp ring and removably fit within said yoke slots; wherein said yoke forks are selectably positionable between a generally vertical position with said yoke slot straight-edged sides facing outwardly and a generally forwardly angled position with said yoke slot angled-edged sides facing outwardly; and, wherein in use said fishing pole is free to pivot about a horizontal axis defined by said pair of support pins as a fish engages a line.