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A fishing rod storage device and method for storing and carrying fishing rods such that the rods are held in a stable configuration without allowing the rods to touch each other, thereby avoiding damage during storage or transport. The device includes two racks, each having a paired plurality of hol

A fishing rod storage device and method for storing and carrying fishing rods such that the rods are held in a stable configuration without allowing the rods to touch each other, thereby avoiding damage during storage or transport. The device includes two racks, each having a paired plurality of holes and slots for accepting the rod tip and handle. The slots are preferably T-shaped. The rod storage rack allows fishing rods to be stored vertically by mounting on a wall or horizontally by mounting on a wall or a ceiling, for example. A retainer cord holds the fishing rods securely in the storage device to prevent accidental displacement during storage. The portable fishing rod storage rack typically includes two elastic cylindrical bodies each having a plurality of indentations or grooves which accept the rod element of the fishing rod and which are made of a plastic foam material that retains as many as about eight fishing rods. The rods are securedly held in alignment with one strap on each cylindrical body, such that the rods may be carried by one person without entanglement of the lines or hooks and without the rods touching each other, thereby avoiding damage during transport.

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1. A fishing rod storage device comprising:a first rack and a second rack;retainer means in said first rack that are configured to allow a fishing rod to be placed therein;retainer means in said second rack that are configured to allow a fishing rod to be placed therein,said retainer means in said s

1. A fishing rod storage device comprising:a first rack and a second rack;retainer means in said first rack that are configured to allow a fishing rod to be placed therein;retainer means in said second rack that are configured to allow a fishing rod to be placed therein,said retainer means in said second rack being aligned with said retainer means in said first rack, thereby putting a fishing rod placed therein in a preferred alignment between said first rack and said second rack;a mounting means for attaching said first rack and said second rack to a stationary fixture;said retainer means in said first rack comprising a grip hole and a T-shaped slot, andsaid retainer means in said second rack further comprising a T-shaped slot and a grip hole, wherein said first rack grip hole is aligned with said second rack slot.2. The fishing rod storage device according to claim 1, wherein said first rack is further comprised of a mounting flange at right angle to said first rack.3. The fishing rod storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a retainer cord means for retention of the fishing rods.4. The fishing rod storage device according to claim 3, wherein said retainer cord means is an elastic strap.5. The fishing rod storage device according to claim 1, wherein said mounting means is a flange having attachment holes therein.6. The fishing rod storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a retainer slot and a retainer hole to facilitate retention.7. The fishing rod storage device according to claim 1, wherein said first rack and said second rack are flexible providing the capability to be mounted to a flat, convex, or concave surface.8. A method of storing a fishing rod comprising the steps of:selecting a first rack having at least one grip hole and at least one T-shaped slot together with an integral mounting flange;selecting a second rack having at least one grip hole and at least one T-shaped slot together with an integral mounting flange, wherein said first rack grip hole is aligned with said second rack slot and said first rack slot is aligned with said second rack grip hole;mounting said first rack and said second rack parallel to each other on a wall at a distance apart that is less than the length of a first or a second fishing rod that is to be placed therein;selecting the first fishing rod having a first fishing rod grip and a first fishing rod tip to be mounted between said first rack and said second rack;placing the first fishing rod grip in said grip hole in said first rack;placing the first fishing rod tip in said slot in said second rack;selecting a second fishing rod having a second fishing rod grip and a second fishing rod tip;placing the second fishing rod grip in said grip hole in said second rack;placing the second fishing rod tip in said slot in said first rack;placing a retainer cord across the mounted fishing rod and at a right angle thereto; andstretching said retainer cord between a retainer hole and a retainer slot on said first rack.9. The method according to claim 8, wherein said step of placing a retainer cord across the mounted fishing rod and at a right angle thereto is placing said cord over the rods.