shown in fig1 to mount a plurality of base members 32 at regular locations on a mounting surface as shown in fig1 each mounting plate 220 defines a surface area that is larger than the surface area required to mount a fishing reel 22 thus a plurality of fishing reels may be mounted in the array 222 without interfering with each other fig9 illustrates that the exemplary mounting plate 220 comprises a front left side top right side and bottom walls 224 226 228 230 and 232 respectively extending from an inner surface 234 of the front wall 224 are first and second plate spacers 236 and 238 the plate spacers 236 and 238 define plate passageways 240 and 242 it should be apparent that the mounting plate 220 is or may be a single injection molded part manufactured using a simple two part mold the plate spacers 236 and 238 are the same distance away from each other as the spacing members 126 and 128 described above the plate passageways 240 and 242 thus align with the base passageways 132 and 134 so that a fastener may extend through both the base member 32 and the plate 220 into the wall on which the mounting surface is formed additionally the plate spacers 236 and 238 are offset slightly from the center of the mounting plate 220 accordingly when the base member 32 is attached to a wall through a mounting plate 220 the base member 32 is offset slightly from the center of the mounting plate 220 as best shown in fig1 the offset spacers 236 and.