I like to keep my wading staff handy for a quick grab if I am fishing in water where I might lose my balance or my footing. Although I use a FolStaff that would deploy itself if I pulled it out of its holster and shook it, that is not fast enough for me. I want the staff fully extended and ready to grab.

The best way I've found to do this is to use one of the two piece magnetic net hangers. I attach one half of the net holder to my wading belt. The other half is attached to the lanyard for my wading staff, near the staff's handle. Voila! No more problem with the wading staff floating downstream to the end of its' lanyard.

Although this is a fairly obvious solution, I've never seen anybody else using it. Maybe this is because others don't feel the need for instant staff support.