Abstract: A fishing rod holder mountable on a boat railing without any permanent attachment to the boat such as by screws, bolts or clamps and easy placement without tools. The holder is constructed generally of one piece of wire bend formed to the desired shape and used as such or includes a plastic tubular soft protective cover to protect a fishing rod and/or the boat railing and boat side top where it is mounted. A cross chain may also be included with the holder if a fishing pole is to be held at a different, steeper angle as opposed to just being held against the boat rail itself.