Fishing rod holder device

A fishing rod holder device for securing a plurality of fishing rods for storage on a boat, said device comprising:

• a boat having a pair of poles and a floor, each pole of said pair of poles being coupled to and extending upwardly from said floor, each pole of said pair of poles being vertically oriented;
• a lower strap being extendable around said pair of poles, said lower strap being releasably matable to itself, said lower strap forming a closed loop extending around said pair of poles when said lower strap is releasably mated to itself, said lower strap being positionable adjacent to said floor of said boat, said lower strap having a first end and a second end, said lower strap having a front surface extending between said first end and said second end, said lower strap having a back surface extending between said first end and said second end;
• a lower buckle being coupled to said first end of said lower strap, said second end of said lower strap being extendable through said lower buckle;
• a first lower mating member being coupled to said front surface of said lower strap, said first lower mating member being located adjacent to said second end of said lower strap;
• a second lower mating member being coupled to said front surface of said lower strap, said second lower mating member being located between said first lower mating member and said first end of said lower strap, said first lower mating member being releasably matable to said second lower mating member when said second end of said lower strap is extended through said lower buckle;
• a plurality of cups, each cup of said plurality of cups being coupled to said lower strap wherein each cup of said plurality of cups is configured to insertably receive a handle of a respective one of a plurality of fishing rods, each cup of said plurality of cups lying on said floor of said boat when said lower strap is secured around said pair of poles wherein each cup of said plurality of cups is configured to orient the respective fishing rod in a vertical orientation, each cup of said plurality of cups having a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said outer wall of each cup of said plurality of cups having a top edge, said top edge of said outer wall of a respective one of said plurality of cups defining an opening into said respective one of said plurality of cups wherein said opening is configured to receive the handle of the respective fishing rod, said outer wall of each cup of said plurality of cups having an interior surface, said outer wall of each cup of said plurality of cups having a plurality of protrusions which each extends away from said interior surface, said plurality of protrusions associated with a respective one of said plurality of cups being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed around a full circumference of said interior surface wherein said plurality of protrusions associated with said respective one of said plurality of cups is configured to abut against the handle of the respective fishing rod for securing the handle of the respective fishing rod in said respective one of said plurality of cups, each protrusion of said plurality of protrusions associated with a respective one of said plurality of cups extending between said bottom wall of said respective one of said plurality of cups and said top edge of said outer wall of said respective one of said plurality of cups wherein each protrusion of said plurality of protrusions associated with said respective one of said plurality of cups is configured to extend along a partial length of the handle of the respective fishing rod when the handle of the respective fishing rod is inserted into said respective one of said plurality of cups;
• a plurality of cup fasteners, each cup fastener of said plurality of cup fasteners extending through said outer wall of a respective one of said plurality of cups, each cup fastener of said plurality of cup fasteners extending through said front surface of said lower strap, each cup fastener of said plurality of cup fasteners extending through said back surface of said lower strap;
• a plurality of lower strap retainers, each lower strap retainer of said plurality of lower strap retainers being positioned against said back surface of said lower strap, each cup fastener of said plurality of cup fasteners extending through a respective one of said plurality of lower strap retainers, each cup fastener of said plurality of cup fasteners being coupled to said respective one of said plurality of lower strap retainers, each cup fastener of said plurality of cup fasteners attaching a respective one of said plurality of cups to a respective one of said plurality of lower strap retainers, each lower strap retainer of said plurality of lower strap retainers inhibiting said cup fastener which extends through a respective one of said plurality of lower strap retainers from being pulled through said lower strap;
• an upper strap being extendable around said pair of poles in said boat, said upper strap being releasably matable to itself, said upper strap forming a closed loop extending around said pair of poles when said upper strap is releasably mated to itself, said upper strap being spaced upwardly from said lower strap on said pair of poles, said upper strap having a primary end and a secondary end, said upper strap having a forward surface extending between said primary end and said secondary end, said upper strap having a rear surface extending between said primary end and said secondary end;
• an upper buckle being coupled to said primary end of said upper strap, said secondary end of said upper strap being extendable through said upper buckle;
• a first upper mating member being coupled to said forward surface of said upper strap, said first upper mating member being located adjacent to said secondary end of said upper strap;
• a second upper mating member being coupled to said forward surface of said upper strap, said second upper mating member being located between said first upper mating member and said primary end of said upper strap, said first upper mating member being releasably matable to said second upper mating member when said secondary end of said upper strap is extended through said upper buckle;
• a plurality of fishing rod straps, each fishing rod strap of said plurality of fishing rod straps being coupled to said upper strap wherein each fishing rod strap of said plurality of fishing rod straps is configured to be wrapped around a respective one of the plurality of fishing rods to secure the respective one of the plurality of fishing rods to said upper strap, each fishing rod strap of said plurality of fishing rod straps having a coupling end and a free end, each fishing rod strap of said plurality of fishing rod straps having a frontmost surface extending between said coupling end and said free end, each fishing rod strap of said plurality of fishing rod straps having a rearmost surface extending between said coupling end and said free end, each fishing rod strap of said plurality of fishing rod straps having an hole extending through said frontmost surface of a respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps and said rearmost surface of said respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps, said hole associated with a respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps being located adjacent to said free end of said respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps, said hole associated with a respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps being elongated along an axis extending between said coupling end of said respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps and said free end of said respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps, said hole associated with each of said plurality of fishing rod straps having an ovoid shape;
• a plurality of pins, each pin of said plurality of pins being coupled to and extending away from said frontmost surface of a respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps, each pin of said plurality of pins being located adjacent to said coupling end of said respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps, each pin of said plurality of pins having a head, said head of each pin of said plurality of pins being spaced from said frontmost surface of a respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps, said head of said pin which is coupled to a respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps being extendable through said hole in said respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps such that said respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps forms a closed loop wherein said respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps is configured to be secured around the respective one of the plurality of fishing rods;
• a plurality of fishing rod strap couplers, each fishing rod strap coupler of said plurality of fishing rod strap couplers extending through said frontmost surface of a respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps, each fishing rod strap coupler of said plurality of fishing rod strap couplers extending through said rearmost surface of said respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps, each fishing rod strap coupler extending through said forward surface of said upper strap, each fishing rod strap coupler of said plurality of fishing rod strap couplers extending through said rear surface of said upper strap, each fishing rod strap coupler of said plurality of fishing rod strap couplers securing a respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps to said forward surface of said upper strap, each fishing rod strap coupler of said plurality of fishing rod strap couplers being centrally located between said coupling end of a respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps and said free end of said respective one of said plurality of fishing rod straps, said plurality of fishing rod straps being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed between said primary end and said secondary end of said upper strap wherein each fishing rod strap of said plurality of fishing rod straps is configured to be aligned with a respective one of the plurality of fishing rods, each fishing rod strap of said plurality of fishing rod straps being oriented to extend along an axis extending between said primary end of said upper strap and said secondary end of said upper strap wherein each fishing rod strap of said plurality of fishing rod straps is configured to be oriented perpendicular to the respective one of the plurality of fishing rods;
• a plurality of light housings, each light housing of said plurality of light housings having a front wall and a rear wall and an outside wall extending between said front wall and said rear wall;
• a plurality of lights, each light of said plurality of lights being coupled to a respective one of said plurality of light housings wherein each light of said plurality of lights is configured to emit light outwardly from said respective one of said plurality of light housings to illuminate said boat when the boat is in a darkened environment, each light of said plurality of lights being positioned on said front wall of said respective one of said plurality of light housings, said plurality of lights associated with a respective one of said plurality of light housings being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said front wall of said respective one of said plurality of light housings;
• a plurality of clips, each clip of said plurality of clips being coupled to a respective one of said plurality of light housings, each clip of said plurality of clips being removably attachable to a respective one of said upper strap or said lower strap, each clip of said plurality of clips retaining a respective one of said plurality of light housings to a respective one of said upper strap or said lower strap, each clip of said plurality of clips having a coupled end being coupled to said rear wall of a respective one of said plurality of light housings, said outside wall of each light housing of said plurality of light housings having a top side, said coupled end of each clip of said plurality of clips being aligned with said top side of said outside wall of a respective one of said plurality of light housings, each clip of said plurality of clips extending downwardly along said rear wall of a respective one of said plurality of light housings, each clip of said plurality of clips having a distal end with respect to said top side of said outside wall of a respective one of said plurality of light housings, each clip of said plurality of clips having a first curve being located adjacent to said coupled end, each clip of said plurality of clips having a second curve being located between said first curve and said distal end, said first curve associated with each clip of said plurality of clips curving outwardly from said rear wall of a respective one of said plurality of light housings, said second curve associated with each clip of said plurality of clips curving toward said rear wall of a respective one of said plurality of light housings, said distal end of each clip of said plurality of clips being directed away from said rear wall of a respective one of said plurality of light housings, said lower strap having a topmost edge, said topmost edge being extendable between a respective one of said plurality of clips on a respective one of said plurality of light housings and said rear wall of said respective one of said plurality of light housings for retaining said respective one of said plurality of light housings on said forward surface of said upper strap, said lower strap having an upper edge, said upper edge being extendable between a respective one of said plurality of clips on a respective of said plurality of light housings and said rear wall of said respective one of said plurality of light housings for retaining said respective one of said plurality of light housings on said front surface of said lower strap;
• wherein each light housing of said plurality of light housings includes a power switch, said power switch on a respective one of said plurality of light housings being slidably integrated into said outside wall of said respective one of said plurality of light housings, said power switch on said outside wall of a respective one of said plurality of light housings being in electrical communication with said plurality of lights on said respective one of said plurality of light housings for actuating or de-actuating said plurality of lights on said respective one of said plurality of light housings;
• wherein each light housing of said plurality of light housings includes a power supply, said power supply in a respective one of said plurality of light housings being in electrical communication with said power switch on said outside wall of said respective one of said plurality of light housings, said power supply of each light housing of said plurality of light housings including:
• a rechargeable battery being positioned within a respective one of said plurality of light housings, said rechargeable battery being in electrical communication with said power switch on said outside wall of said respective one of said plurality of light housings;
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• charge port being recessed into said outside wall of a respective one of said plurality of light housings wherein said charge port in said outside wall of said respective one of said plurality of light housings is configured to be electrically mated to a charge cord, said charge port in said outside wall of said respective one of said plurality of light housings being in electrical communication with said rechargeable battery in said respective one of said plurality of light housings for charging rechargeable battery in said respective one of said plurality of light housings.