Patent ID: 7204034

Claim:
A chart for locating guides on a fishing rod mounted on a peg board and comprising a plurality of side by side lanes each having a vertical portion and in a predetermined plane and arcuate lane portions of different radii and curved through an arc of about ninety degrees (90°) from said predetermined plane and a plurality of radially directed marker lines emanating from a common center and intersecting the arcuate lane portion which defines the optimum locating points for guides for the fishing rod means for mounting the butt end of the rod in a vertical spine finder ( 12 ) overlying the chart and a tip holder ( 14 ) for the tip of the rod which can be secured in a predetermined place in the peg board with the rod in a bent or flexed state whereby the rod can be flexed and bent and secured in a bent state by said tip holder so that the user can visually observe the arcuate lane in which the bent rod lies to determine the location of the guides.