Fishing rod supports

Claim 1

A FISHING ROD DEVICE WHICH IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR HOLDING A FISHING ROD BELOW THE LEVEL OF A GUNWALE OF A BOAT, AND SPACED ALONG AN INWARD FACE OF THE SIDE OF THE BOAT, SHELTERED FROM RELATIVELY MOVING OBJECTS AND POSITIONED IN READINESS FOR A FISHERMAN TO QUICKLY GRASP THE FISHING ROD AND CAST THE ROD WHILE ONE OR MORE FISH OR A SHCOOL OF FISH ARE WITHIN SIGHT OF THE FISHERMAN; THE FISH ING ROD DEVICE COMPRISING: (A) A PAIR OF CLAMPS, (B) SAID PAIR OF CLAMPS HAVING SUFFICIENT DEPTH ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED OVER A GUNWALE OF A BOAT IN SPACED RELATION, (C) SAID PAIR OF CLAMPS ADAPTED TO BE EXTENDED DOWNWARDLY OVER PORTIONS OF THE INWARD AND OUTWARD FACES OF THE SIDE OF A BOAT AND CLAMPED THERETO, (D) A FLAT MEMBER, (E) SAID FLAT MEMBER HAVING ONE EDGE THEREOF SECURED TO AN OUTWARD FACE OF ONE OF SAID PAIR OF CLAMPS IN A INWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE MENTIONED SIDE OF A BOAT, (F) SAID FLAT MEMBER HAVING A SLOT THERETHROUGH AND OPENING FROM ONE EDGE THEREOF, (G) SAID FLAT MEMBER HAVING THE MENTIONED SLOT CONTINUED THERETHROUGH TOWARD THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID FLAT MEMBER IN A SPIRAL SHAPE AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF THE FORWARD PORTION OF A FISHING ROD AND GUIDE IT TO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID FLAT MEMBER BY THE MOVEMENT OF A FISHERMAN''S HAND, (H) A HOOK, (I) SAID HOOK BEING SECURED TO THE OUTWARD FACE OF THE SECOND CLAMP OF SAID SECOND PAIR OF CLAMPS AND ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A REAR PORTION OF THE MENTIONED FISHING ROD INWARDLY RELATIVE TO A BOAT.