Patent ID: 8695273

Claim:
A fisherman's line holder for securing lines and cords, comprising: a rigid, generally J-shaped body comprising a connected long leg and short leg providing a space there between, said body comprised of a rigid and durable material; a line retention means provided within said space between said long leg and said short leg, said line retention means comprising a section of resilient cushioned material having a first face and second face, said first face being statically affixed to the inside face of said short leg and extending within said space such that the second face of the line retention means is touching but not affixed to the inner face of the long leg; wherein the inner face of the long leg and the second face of the line retention means provides for a retaining area for said line such that when said line retention means is compressed, said line is insertable between said second face and said inner face of the long leg and when the line retention means is not compressed will retain said line between said inner face of the long leg and the second face of the line retention means; said long leg comprising a flat, elongate finger portion extending away from the line retention means, such that the finger portion can be used to coil the line about said finger portion prior to being inserted between the second face of the line retention means and the inner face of the long leg.