Fishing rod holding assembly

A fishing rod holding assembly, comprising:

• a movable rod holder having a rod holding tube, a movable plate assembly, and a first spring holding bracket;
• the rod holding tube being coupled to the movable plate assembly, the first spring holding bracket being coupled to the movable plate assembly opposite to the rod holding tube;
• a stationary mounting assembly having a second spring holding bracket, the stationary mounting assembly having a channel for slidably receiving a portion of the movable plate assembly of the movable rod holder therein;
• and
• a first spring being coupled to the first spring holding bracket of the movable rod holder and the second spring holding bracket of the stationary mounting assembly such the movable rod holder is movable downwardly relative to the stationary mounting assembly when a downward force is applied to the movable rod holder that is greater than a tension force of the first spring.