Cephalopods of Anilao

I see you have an aluminum 'lobster tickler' dive stick in your first photo.

I started diving with one in the past year, and I really do like it when it is needed.   I've used it to anchor myself in sand, to push off against rock walls when current sweeps me in, to point at things and to bang on stuff to get attention (works really well).

But I lost mine during the last few days of diving on my last trip.   I made the mistake of hanging it on my BC when I was gearing up and forgot to strap it to my wrist.  Back-rolled in, lost the stick, noticed it was gone much later.

My question is - how do you manage the logistics of carrying your stick, in and out of the water, and to a lesser extent how do you carry it during a dive?

I will, in the future, NEVER hang it on my gear before a dive.   I'll hang it next to my gear so that if I forget it, at least it is there on the boat for the following dive.    What I have been doing is strapping it to my left wrist when I put on my BC (before or after), and simply gripping it in my hand for the entire dive, along with the left handle of my camera rig.   I wish there was a better way where I could have it accessible, not in my hand, and not hanging  down during a dive.   I'd think I'd actually like to clip it to the bottom side of my camera rig.  I can't see a way to clip it to my BC and have it easily accessible since I can't really see stuff strapped to my BC with my mask on.