US Patent 7114281 Fishing rod holder

A fishing rod holding apparatus that can be mounted alone or in series to a vessel such as a boat, wherein the assembly includes a mounting base, a channel for receiving and attaching one or more fishing rod holding assemblies. Each rod-holding assembly comprises a fishing rod holding tube and a spring biased pivoting assembly. The pivoting assembly allows the angle of the fishing rod holder to be adjusted manually by depressing a button while simultaneously repositioning the rod holder. Once the desired angle is achieved, the assembly locks in position by simply releasing the button.