Fishing rod holder apparatus and method

Abstract

A method of retaining a fishing rod in retention to have a J-hook member rotate about a slotted region so when the fishing rod is in a stored location it is substantially retained therein and the fisherman with ease can remove the rod from a stored location to a removed position.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 10 / 989,189 filed Nov. 15, 2004, and claims priority benefit of U.S. Ser. No. 60 / 568,953 filed May 7, 2004.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Fishing rod holders are adapted in general to be mounted to water vessels or stationary platforms such as docks or the like. A fishing rod holder should have the function of positioning a fishing rod in a substantially secure orientation that is adapted to handle the loads of a fish that hooks to the bait of the fishing line attached to the rod in a well-known and conventional manner. Further, the fishing rod should be reasonably accessible, in that if the bait of the fishing pole is taken by fish, oftentimes the fisherman will want to grab the rod and remove it from its stored location to a removed position of the fishing pole where the fisherman is actively and dynamically reeling in his catch.[0003]It is generally desirable to rest a fishing pole in a stored location that...

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Problems solved by technology

It is generally desirable to rest a fishing pole in a stored location that is reasonably secure, where the fisherman has confidence that a bite on the line from a fish will not pull their whole fishing rod assembly overboard; this can account for a costly loss of equipment as well as a ruined outing.

Further, the fish must endure its final days of living with a hook at its mouth that is attached to a relatively large mass that partially mobilizes and perhaps causes a painful death to the fish.

Prior art fishing rod holders have generally failed to meet the criteria of positioning a fishing rod in a stored location that is substantially secure from removal upon the load exerted thereon by a fish at the forward end portion of a pole and having easy and convenient access to the fishing rod for removal from the stored location by the fisherman on quick demand when a bite is on the line of the fishing rod line.

Generally, setting up a downrigger is often problematic because the rod must be maintained in a position to keep various lines from entangling each other.

When a fisherman uses barbless hooks, hooking and landing a fish is far more difficult.

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