A tackle box with pole support to maintain a fishing pole in an erect position comprising a tackle box, where the tackle box is divided between a top portion and a bottom portion a rest attached to a side of the top portion of the tackle box, where the rest moves from a retracted position upward into an extended position to receive a rod of the fishing pole a lock on the rest, where the lock secures the rest into the extended position and an extendable support within the bottom portion of the tackle box, where the extendable support moves on a slide in and out of an opening in the bottom portion to brace a handle of the fishing pole while the rod is positioned within the rest.