Patent ID: 6883268

Claim:
A bucket tackle system for organizing, transporting and storing of fishing rods and reels, said bucket tackle system comprising: a bucket having a closed bottom base and a cylindrical side wall extending upwardly from said closed bottom base and terminating in an open end; a fishing rod and reel holder insert assembly including a flat disc portion, a plurality of end cap members fixedly secured to said disc portion, and a plurality of hollow tubular members having a first end and a second end; the first end of each of said plurality of tubular members being fixedly secured to a corresponding one of said plurality of end cap members so as to be vertically extending therefrom; the second end of each of said plurality of tubular members being formed with opposed first and second slots adapted for holding handle portions of the fishing rods and reels; said opposed first slot consisting of a U-shaped cut-out having a width of about one inch and a height of about two and one-fourth inches; and a cover having a plurality of openings, said openings being aligned with the first ends of said plurality of tubular members so that said cover is slidable down over the tubular members and is engageable with the open end of the bucket, whereby the handle portions of the fishing rods and reels are insertable into corresponding ones of the plurality of tubular members and are supported and maintained in a vertical position adjacent to each other.