Fishing rod caddy for pickup trucks

摘要

An improved fishing rod caddy that is removably mountable to the bed of a pickup truck is presented. The improved rod caddy securely holds fishing rods in a horizontal position in a pickup truck bed such that the rods are free from bending loads created by wind resistance and are protected from undue jostling, abrasion or marring during transport.

主权项

1. A fishing rod caddy for supporting a plurality of fishing rods within a bed of a pickup truck, the fishing rod caddy comprising:
a support frame having a base member, an inboard vertical upright and an outboard vertical upright; a rod carrier, the rod carrier having opposing longitudinal framing members, opposing lateral framing members and means for holding fishing rods, the rod carrier being pivotally connected to the support frame; and a clamping means, the clamping means being removably attachable to the support frame and a bed wall of the pickup truck wherein the means for holding fishing rods includes a first rod support member disposed parallel and adjacent to one of the lateral framing members of the rod carrier and a second rod support member disposed parallel and adjacent to the opposing lateral framing member.