A hardware system for mounting upon a fishing boat includes one or more
cylindrical frame members and a plurality of fishing rod holders, each
having cylindrical base portion sized for sliding insertion over one of
the frame members for linear movement along and 360.degree. rotational
movement about the axis thereof. In a first embodiment, first and second
frame members are mounted at laterally opposite deck portions of the boat
in parallel, vertical orientation with a third frame member extending
horizontally between and attached to the vertical members. In a second
embodiment, a cylindrical frame member extends horizontally between
supports on opposite sides of the upper surface of a hard-top cabin
covering; the connecting means permit the use of flat mounting plates
with sloping side edges of the hard-top covering. In a preferred method
of installation of the first embodiment, the distance between the
vertical members is measured after mounting of the lower ends thereof to
the boat and the horizontal member is then cut to the proper length for
mounting between and connection to the vertical members, thus permitting
the assembly of a frame system with boats within a range of widths at the
position of frame member mounting.