A fishing rod holder is disclosed. The rod holder is configured for installation in a pick-up truck, and it has a rod holder component and a separate mounting base. The mounting base is installed into the bed of the pick-up truck and the rod holder may then be installed and removed from the truck as needed. Quick release mechanisms are disclosed for securing the rod holder to the mounting base. Locking means, wheels and other features are also disclosed.

A fishing rod holder for use on a square tube is made from a single length of stiff wire that is bent to form a top leg and a bottom leg that both embrace and contact the square tube be being bent to grip side walls of the square tube with a middle portion of the fishing rod holder bent to form a forward U-shaped channel with an upward facing opening that a forward portion of a fishing rod rests in and a rearward U-shaped channel with a downward opening that restrains the upward movement of the fishing rod handle.