Patent ID: 7909378

Claim:
An apparatus for carrying multiple fishing poles, the apparatus comprising: a connecting rod having a first end and a distal second end; a first supporting member affixed near to the first end of the connecting rod; a second supporting member affixed near to the distal end of the connecting rod; a plurality of recesses in the supporting members, each of the recesses sized to accept one of the fishing poles; a first cloth strap affixed at one end to the first supporting member and adapted to removably cover the outer circumference of the first supporting member, thereby removably holding the fishing poles within the recesses of the first supporting member; and a second cloth strap affixed at one end to the second supporting member and adapted to removably cover the outer circumference of the second supporting member, thereby removably holding the fishing poles within the recesses of the second supporting member; wherein the first supporting member is slidably affixed near to a first end of the connecting rod between a first pair of stops, thereby allowing the first supporting member to move partially along the connecting rod between the first pair of stops.