Portable docking line holding device

The Invention is portable device for holding a mooring line for use during boat docking maneuvers. The device is comprised of a portable, weighted base having a protruding, angled peg, over which is slipped a multi-segmented extension rod. The extension rod has on its top end a hooked section upon which the looped end of a docking line is hung. The device is placed on the surface of a dock near its edge, adjusted for height and fitted with the proper length of mooring line prior to the boat's departure. Upon the craft's return, the mooring line loop is grasped from the device's hooked end by a crewman standing on the deck of the boat, and slipped over a cleat on the boat. The boat's power can then be shut down and its occupants may safely disembark. With this device, the usual need for a crew member to jump from the moving deck of the boat in order to attach docking lines from the dock to the boat, is eliminated. So also is eliminated the risk of serious injury to a jumping crew member, and the risk of damage from a moving, unsecured boat. The device is portable, adjustable, resistant to the marine environment, simple to safely use, easy to fabricate and quickly removed from the dock for secure storage.