Single piece, side mounted adapter for a fishing rod

摘要

An off-axis adapter for an offset fishing rod coupling formed from a single piece of sheet material. The adapter includes a sleeve having two ends. The two ends of the sleeve are each attached to a support and each support has a rod mount and a sleeve connection. The rod mounts each attach to a primary rod at mounting points, and the sleeve connections attach to the sleeve proximate to each respective end of the sleeve. The sleeve receives and maintains a secondary rod in a predetermined off-axis position and angle in relation to the primary rod. Because the adapter is attached from the length or side of the host or primary rod, the installation of the adapter does not require matching dimensions of a host rod and a bushing. The adapter can be installed onto a side portion of a fishing rod that has already been built and does not require removal of fishing rod components. Stress from secondary rod forces is distributed over the separation of mounting points for the adapter rather than over the diameter of the rod as with conventional adapters and ferrules. The adapter is flexible to the natural and bending action of the rod, and substantially eliminates stiffening and stress on the fishing rod as compared with conventional off-axis adapters. The adapter can also include optional sleeve shapes and alternate off-axis positions, angles and tapered configurations.