Tackle box fishing rod holder

A tackle box incorporating a fishing rod holder for selectively connecting a fishing rod with respect to a sidewall of the tackle box, said tackle box comprising:

• a tackle box, said tackle box having a lower component defined by a plurality of sidewalls and a bottom connected with said plurality of sidewalls, said tackle box further having an upper component hingeably connected with said lower component, said upper component and said lower component being dimensioned so that each substantially comprise substantially one-half of said tackle box;
• a back plate, said back plate having a front side and a rear side;
• a fishing rod handle receptacle means mounted to said front side of said back plate for releasably receiving a handle portion of a fishing rod, said fishing rod handle receptacle means comprising a generally cylindrically shaped projection member connected with said front side of said back plate, said generally cylindrically shaped projection member having an interior blind bore structured for receiving a handle portion of the fishing rod, wherein said blind bore of said generally cylindrically shaped projection member is oriented substantially parallel with respect to said back side of side back plate and substantially perpendicular with respect to said bottom;
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• tackle box sidewall connection member means connected with said rear side of said back plate for securing said back plate to a sidewall of said plurality of sidewalls of said lower component of said tackle box.