Abstract: A holding device for use with a conventional fishing rod, the fishing rod including an elongate handle, a bendable shaft and a reel. The holding device includes an elongate body constructed from a first semi-cylindrical shaped halve and a second semi-cylindrical shaped halve. Each of the first and second halves further includes an open top end and a closed bottom end and defines, upon aligning the first and second halves in opposing and interengaging fashion, an elongate and interiorly extending passage for receiving in inserting manner the fishing rod handle. The first and second halves are pivotally connected to each other along the bottom ends. A trigger is pivotally secured to the second semi-cylindrical shaped halve and terminating in first and second arcuately extending latch arms for releasably interengaging the first semi-cylindrical halve together with the second semi-cylindrical halve in a first closed position.