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A fishing rod holding device having a long U-shaped barrel with a longitudinal opening between a pair of opposing longitudinal walls, and a notch formed through an outer edge of each of the opposing longitudinal walls. A is bail structured to fit over the longitudinal opening between the pair of opp

A fishing rod holding device having a long U-shaped barrel with a longitudinal opening between a pair of opposing longitudinal walls, and a notch formed through an outer edge of each of the opposing longitudinal walls. A is bail structured to fit over the longitudinal opening between the pair of opposing longitudinal walls of the U-shaped barrel at least covering the wall notches and portions of the barrel on either side of the wall notches. A hinge mechanism is provided between the bail and the outer edge of a first one of the opposing longitudinal walls of the semi-tubular barrel for swinging the bail over the longitudinal opening thereof, and a locking mechanism is provided between the bail and the outer edge of a second one of the opposing longitudinal walls for securing the bail relative to the semi-tubular barrel.

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What is claimed is: 1. A fishing rod holder device, comprising: a semi-tubular barrel having a longitudinal opening between a pair of opposing longitudinal walls, each of the opposing longitudinal walls having a notch formed through an outer edge thereof; a bail structured to fit over the longitudi

What is claimed is: 1. A fishing rod holder device, comprising: a semi-tubular barrel having a longitudinal opening between a pair of opposing longitudinal walls, each of the opposing longitudinal walls having a notch formed through an outer edge thereof; a bail structured to fit over the longitudinal opening between the pair of opposing longitudinal walls of the semi-tubular barrel; a first portion of a hinge mechanism structured adjacent to the outer edge of each one of the opposing longitudinal walls of the semi-tubular barrel; a second portion of the hinge mechanism structured adjacent to an outer edge of the bale, the second portion of the hinge mechanism being structured for cooperating with the first portion thereof on either of the opposing longitudinal walls of the semi-tubular barrel for swinging the bail over the longitudinal opening thereof; and wherein the hinge mechanism further comprises a pair of hooks spaced apart along an edge of the bail, the pair of hooks being structured to releasably engage a pair of hinge pins on the outer edge of the barrel's first longitudinal wall and spaced on either side of the wall notch thereof. 2. The device of claim 1 further comprising a locking mechanism structured between the bail and the outer edge of each of the opposing longitudinal walls for securing the bail relative to the semi-tubular barrel, whereby the bail is reversible relative to the outer edges of the opposing longitudinal walls. 3. The device of claim 2 wherein the locking mechanism further comprises a pair of lips spaced apart along an edge of the bail, the pair of lips being structured to releasably engage a pair of catch pins on the outer edge of the barrel's second longitudinal wall and spaced on either side of the wall notch thereof. 4. The device of claim 3 wherein the pair of catch pins on the outer edge of the barrel's second longitudinal wall are further substantially identical to the pair of hinge pins on the outer edge of the barrel's first longitudinal wall. 5. The device of claim 4, further comprising a mounting structure having a ball-and-socket joint at a first end thereof and a second end thereof being joined to the semi-tubular barrel. 6. The device of claim 5, further comprising a support structure coupled between the mounting structure and the semi-tubular barrel. 7. The device of claim 6 wherein the mounting structure is further structured as a hand grip, and the support structure is further structured to admit a digit between the mounting structure and the semi-tubular barrel. 8. The device of claim 1, further comprising a locking mechanism structured between the bail and the outer edge of at least one of the opposing longitudinal walls for securing the bail relative to the semi-tubular barrel. 9. A fishing rod holder device, comprising: a pistol grip mounting structure having a ball-and-socket joint at a first end thereof; a semi-tubular U-shaped barrel projected from a second end of the mounting structure opposite from the ball-and-socket joint, the semi-tubular U-shaped barrel being formed with a longitudinal opening between a pair of opposing longitudinal walls thereof and opposing notches formed crosswise of the longitudinal opening through opposing outer edges of the longitudinal walls; a bail structured for being alternatively rotatably suspended from each of a first and a second of the opposing longitudinal walls of the semi-tubular barrel for swinging over the longitudinal opening thereof, the bail being alternately moveable between a first position rotatably suspended from the first opposing longitudinal wall and a second position rotatably suspended from the second opposing longitudinal wall; and an over-center locking mechanism operable between the bail the outer edge of at least one of the opposing longitudinal walls, wherein the over-center locking mechanism further comprises a lip formed on the bail and structured to engage a complementary portion of the outer edge of the first one of the opposing longitudinal walls external of the longitudinal opening between the pair of opposing longitudinal walls. 10. The device of claim 9, further comprising a support structure extended between the pistol grip mounting structure and the semi-tubular barrel. 11. The device of claim 10 wherein the support structure extended between the pistol grip mounting structure and the semi-tubular barrel further comprises a trigger guard shaped support structure sized to admit a digit between the pistol grip mounting structure and the semi-tubular barrel. 12. The device of claim 9 wherein the bail is further rotatably suspended from the semi-tubular barrel adjacent to the outer edge of a second one of the opposing longitudinal walls thereof. 13. The device of claim 12 wherein the semi-tubular barrel further comprises a hinge pin adjacent to the outer edge of the second one of the opposing longitudinal walls thereof; and the bail further comprises a semi-tubular hook structured to fit over the hinge pin. 14. The device of claim 13 wherein the complementary portion of the outer edge of the first one of the opposing longitudinal walls engaged by the lip formed on the bail further comprises a catch pin that is substantially identical to the hinge pin. 15. The device of claim 14 wherein the semi-tubular barrel further comprises: at least two of the hinge pins each adjacent to the outer edge of the second one of the pair of opposing longitudinal walls thereof, the hinge pins being spaced on opposite sides of the crosswise notch, and at least two of the catch pins each adjacent to the outer edge of the first one of the pair of opposing longitudinal walls thereof, the catch pins being spaced on opposite sides of the crosswise notch; and the bail further comprises: at least two of the semi-tubular hooks each being structured to fit over one of the hinge pins, the semi-tubular hooks being spaced in complementary positions relative to the hinge pins, and at least two of the lips each being structured to engage one of the catch pins, the lips being spaced in complementary positions relative to the catch pins. 16. A fishing rod holder device, comprising: a pistol grip mounting structure formed of a pair of arm sections having an interlockable ball-and-socket joint at a first end thereof, a clamping mechanism structured for squeezing together the pair of arm sections, and; an elongated semi-tubular U-shaped barrel coupled to a second end of the mounting structure opposite from the ball-and-socket joint, the elongated semi-tubular U-shaped barrel forming a longitudinal opening between a pair of opposing longitudinal walls each having a notch formed through an outer edge thereof substantially intermediate of the semi-tubular barrel and being structured to accommodate a spinning reel; an integral support structure joined between the pistol grip mounting structure and the semi-tubular barrel; and a substantially thin and flexible elongated bail having a first edge thereof rotatably suspended from the outer edge of one of the pair of opposing longitudinal walls of the semi-tubular barrel for swinging over the longitudinal opening thereof and a second edge thereof having a flexible lip structured to engage a catch adjacent to the outer edge of an other one of the pair of opposing longitudinal walls for securing the bail relative to the semi-tubular barrel; wherein the one of the longitudinal walls having the bail rotatably suspended therefrom further comprises a hinge pin adjacent to the outer edge thereof; wherein the bail further comprises a semi-tubular hook rotatably coupled to the hinge pin; and wherein the catch further comprises a catch pin that is substantially identical to the hinge pin in size, shape and position relative to the respective wall notches. 17. The device of claim 16 wherein the flexible lip is further structured to engage the catch in an over-center fashion. 18. The device of claim 17 wherein the support structure between the pistol grip mounting structure and the semi-tubular barrel further comprises a trigger guard shaped support structure. 19. The device of claim 16 wherein the semi-tubular barrel further comprises at least two of the hinge pins and at least two of the catch pins spaced on opposite sides of the respective notch; and the bail further comprises at least two of the semi-tubular hooks and at least two of the curved lips positioned to engage the hinge pins and catch pins, respectively. 20. A fishing rod holder device, comprising: a semi-tubular barrel having a longitudinal opening between a pair of opposing longitudinal walls, each of the opposing longitudinal walls having a notch formed through an outer edge thereof; a bail structured to fit over the longitudinal opening between the pair of opposing longitudinal walls of the semi-tubular barrel; a pair of hinge mechanisms structured between the bail and the outer edge of a first one of the opposing longitudinal walls of the semi-tubular barrel for swinging the bail over the longitudinal opening thereof, wherein each of the hinge mechanisms are spaced apart along the outer edge of the barrel's first longitudinal wall and spaced on either side of the wall notch thereof, and each of the hinge mechanisms further comprises a pair of hooks structured to releasably engage a pair of hinge pins between the outer edge of the barrel's first longitudinal wall and the bail. 21. The device of claim 20, further comprising a locking mechanism structured between the bail and the outer edge of a second one of the opposing longitudinal walls for securing the bail relative to the semi-tubular barrel. 22. A fishing rod holder device, comprising: a pistol grip mounting structure having a ball-and-socket joint at a first end thereof; a semi-tubular U-shaped barrel projected from a second end of the mounting structure opposite from the ball-and-socket joint, the semi-tubular U-shaped barrel being formed with a longitudinal opening between a pair of opposing longitudinal walls thereof and opposing notches formed crosswise of the longitudinal opening through opposing outer edges of the longitudinal walls; a bail rotatably suspended from the semi-tubular barrel for swinging over the longitudinal opening thereof; and an over-center locking mechanism operable between the bail the outer edge of a first one of the opposing longitudinal walls; and wherein the semi-tubular barrel further comprises a hinge pin adjacent to the outer edge of the second one of the opposing longitudinal walls thereof; and the bail further comprises a semi-tubular hook structured to fit over the hinge pin.