Patent ID: 7350330

Claim:
A fishing rod holder for attachment to the ground, dock, pier or seat of a boat, comprising: a rod support section having a first rod support portion, and a second rod support portion, the rod support section having an opening defined therein, the first rod support portion having a downwardly extending concave curved base plate for supporting a bottom surface of an upper section of a fishing rod handle, the first rod support portion having a flange extending downwardly angulary relative to the second rod support portion, the concave curved base plate having a straight closed longitudinal bottom, the concave curved base plate having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends being attached to the flange, the second end having opening defined therein, the bottom extending an entire length of the flange, the second rod support portion having a convex curved top plate for supporting a top surface or a lower section of the fishing rod handle, the concave curved base plate being longitudinally space apart from the convex curved top plate, the top plate having a straight longitudinal top, the bottom of the base plate being parallel to the top of the top plate, a base portion in operative engagement with a generally flat base for supporting an end surface of the fishing rod handle, the base portion extending downwardly and outwardly relative to the flat base so that the fishing rod handle is permitted to extend through the opening and be captured between the concave curved base plate and the convex curved top plate as the end surface rests upon the base portion, and means for connecting the first and second rod support portions comprising a pair of parallel connectors extending from the concave curved base plate the convex curved top plate.