Patent ID: 7530324

Claim:
A system of hardware for mounting on a boat to hold a plurality of fishing poles in spaced relation, said system comprising: a. a first, cylindrical member having a substantially uniform outside diameter, elongated along a substantially linear, first axis; b. attachment means for affixing said first member to said boat in a substantially horizontal orientation; c. said attachment means including a mounting plate having a substantially flat surface for contacting a surface portion of said boat, and means connecting said mounting plate to said first member for relative movement with respect thereto, and wherein said mounting plate is connected to said first member for linear movement of said mounting plate along said first axis for rotational movement of said mounting plate about said first axis and for rotational movement of said mounting plate about a second axis, substantially perpendicular to said first axis; d. at least two rod holders, each having a hollow, cylindrical base with an inside diameter slightly larger than said outside diameter slidingly mounted upon said first member for linear movement along said first axis and 360 degree rotational movement about said first axis, and a hollow, cylindrical holding portion for accepting and supporting an end portion of a fishing rod inserted therein; and e. manually operable locking means for releasably fixing the position of said rod holders with respect to said first member.