A portable one piece hanger means comprising a gripping means and a holding means, with the gripping means adapted to readily attach and detach said hanger mean to and from a fishing rod that has a fishing reel attached thereto and with the holding means adapted to support a supply spool of fishing line that rotates on said holding means but is held securely thereon while said holding means exerts a drag on the spool thus tensioning the line as it is fed from the supply spool to the reel while the hanger means is temporarily and securely attached to the fishing rod. The holding means is on the same side of the hanger means as the griping means and the hanger means can be a package when sold with the supply spool as a unit.
