Fishing rod holder

A fishing rod holder capable of simultaneously supporting a plurality of fishing rods comprising, in combination:

• a base plate, said base plate including an upwardly projecting support post attached thereto;
• a rigid, hollow, cylindrical support tube, said tube having opposite hollow, open ends and a through passage, one end being fitted over the post on the base plate;
• a fastener for removably attaching the tube to the base plate post;
• a telescoping tube with a lower end fitted into the opposite end of the supporting tube and an upper end, said telescoping tube including a hollow sleeve at the upper end;
• an adjustable fastener for attaching the telescoping tube in the support tube;
• a horizontal cross member with a depending post at the mid-point, said cross member post telescopically inserted into the hollow sleeve;
• a plurality of fishing rod cradles each cradle adjustably attached to the cross member, each cradle comprising a formed rod having at one end parallel portions of rod defining a channel with a closed loop to receive the butt end of a fishing rod, and at the opposite end an open loop for receipt of the fishing rod;
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• means for fastening each cradle to the cross member by cooperation with the channel.