US Patent 11259514 Lighted fishing pole holder

A lighted fishing pole holder has a top mount that is attached to the gunwale in the usual way, the top mount having an upper surface, a lower surface seated on the gunwale and a central opening. The top mount has a fishing pole receiving tube member depending downwardly therefrom. The tube member has a base such that a light element is positioned on the base, either atop or embedded therein, the light elements facing toward the central opening. The light element is connected to the boat's electrical system or to a battery and issues light into the tube member which is directed out through the central opening of the top mount. A remote control can control various operations of the light element.