Abstract: A horizontally elongated housing has upright end plates at the opposite ends of the housing with aligned upward-opening slots into which a section of a fishing rod may be inserted. Rotors having undercut hook portions extend between and are rotatably mounted on the housing end plate for swinging about parallel axes extending longitudinally of the housing. The rotor hook portions are automatically moved by insertion of the rod from positions out of registration with the end plate slots to positions registered with the slots and hooked over the top of the rod.