Leash for fishing rods

A leash for attachment between an article and a relatively stationary surface, comprising:

• an elongated elastic cord including first and second ends;
• a "D" ring mounted to the elastic cord at the first end thereof;
• a connector mounted to the "D" ring, adapted to be attached to said article;
• a clip at the second end of the elastic cord;
• a keeper including a pair of elastic member receiving apertures oriented angularly in relation to the elastic cord
• the keeper further including a clip anchor point spaced from the pair of elastic member receiving apertures;
• wherein the keeper is mounted to the elastic member between the first and second ends, with the elastic member being slidably threaded through both apertures;
• wherein the clip is releasably attachable to the anchor point to double the elastic member on one side of the keeper;
• the keeper being selectively adjustable along the length of the elastic member at selected distances from the second end.

A leash for attachment between an article and a relatively stationary surface, comprising:

• an elongated elastic member including first and second ends and resiliently stretchable between said first and second ends;
• a strap connector at the first end adapted to be wrapped about and attached to said article such as a fishing rod;
• a clip at the second end of the elongated elastic member;
• a keeper including a pair of elastic member receiving apertures oriented transversely to the elastic member, and a clip anchor point;
• wherein the keeper is mounted to the elastic member between the first and second ends, with the elastic member being slidably threaded through both elastic member receiving apertures;
• the keeper being selectively adjustable along the length of the elastic member at selected distances from the second end;
• wherein the clip is attachable to the clip anchor point to form a doubled section along the elastic member between the keeper and clip, of an adjustable length for attachment to the relatively stationary surface, the length of the doubled section being variable with selective adjustment of the keeper along the length of the elastic member to correspondingly vary the overall length of the leash and resistance to tension along the leash between the relatively stationary surface and the strap connector.