Fishing rod and reel carrying case

The carrying case for an assembled fishing rod and reel comprising, a pair of pouch means having first and second layers of a flexible sheet material, said pouch means being connected along an extended base dividing the pouch means into two halves, each of said pouch means having forward, side and rear edge portions, said side and rear edge portions being closed, an opening in each of said forward edge portions of said pouches, interengagable closure means in facing relationship with one another on opposite sides of said openings for selectively securing said openings in a closed position, each of said openings and each of said pouch means being of a size to receive and house the fishing reel therein with the rod extending outwardly through said openings, said openings being selectively closable about the rod portion extending therethrough, a pair of oppositely oriented handle means, one of said handle means extending outwardly from each of said side portions of said pouch means, said handle means and said pair of pouch means being extendable to lie in a common plane in a first position, and being foldable about said divided base into side-by-side relationship with said handle means in general proximity with respect to one another for carrying.