Frank Church wrote:

....whenever I need to set my rod down (yes, even the kposes) if there
ain't some nice soft grass nearby I just take my hat off lay it down and
put the butt in there...works for me.

Frank the careful

Hmmm.... butt in head gear, head up butt ... there's a joke in
there somewhere that I'm too polite to make. ;-)

That's exactly what I do, btw, when I'm on the bank. My vest
has a loop for the butt and a velcro for the rod that works
very well when I'm thigh deep in a stream.

--
Ken Fortenberry