Abstract: A support belt for engaging the handle end of a fishing rod. The support belt includes a waist-engaging member manufactured of a self-supportive resilient material, with the belt having a front surface and arms coupled thereto for engaging the waist of the wearer. Each of the arms includes at a distended end thereof a section which is bowed against the small of the back of the wearer. The releasable support belt assumes a flexible C-shape for engaging the waist of the wearer. The support belt also includes a coupler releasably attached to the front surface of the belt for receiving and restraining therein the handle end of a fishing rod. In a specific embodiment this coupling device includes a ball and socket assembly including nodes and channels therein for prohibiting the rotation of the fishing rod about a longitudinal axis thereof.