Abstract: A fighting chair includes a rod holder that permits the fishing rod to rotate about its longitudinal axis. When not in use the chair can be stored flat against the gunnel of a small boat. The chair is erected by raising the flat portion thereof upwardly and inserting a support leg into sockets attached to the underside of the seat. A gimbal mounted rod receiver is attached to the seat of the chair and is adapted to receive the butt end of a fishing rod of the type that includes a groove or grooves therein. The rod receiver includes in its base a rotatable pin that engages the grooves in the butt of the rod. Since the fighting chair cannot rotate, the rotatable pin in the receiver permits the fishing rod to follow the fish. When not in use the chair can be stored flat against the gunnel of the boat, or, alternatively, can be removed and stored on land or below ship.