Abstract: A compact foldable fishing rod support includes three rods of substantially equal length and pivoting arrangements for holding said three rods together end to end, but permitting them to be folded side by side. At each junction, a slip sleeve is mounted to slide down over the junction between adjacent rods to hold the rods vertically aligned. One end of the entire assembly of rods is pointed to be driven into the ground, and the other end of the assembly is drilled out to provide a recess into which a V-shaped spring fits. A pin extends across the recess at the upper end of the assembly so that the V-shaped spring may be extended outwardly and held in position by the transverse pin to provide a V-shaped rest for the fishing pole. The rod sections are coupled together by links providing a certain amount of lost motion so that, when the slip sleeves are in place, the ends of the rods may abut.