Abstract: A device for holding a fishing rod and reel in a fishing mode and automatically raising the rod to set the fishhook in response to a fish pulling on the baited line. The device includes a lower support portion adapted to be anchored in the ground or in another fixed support, a body portion extending upwardly from the support portion, a rod carrying sleeve pivotally mounted on the body portion and movable between a forwardly inclined fishing position and a substantially upright disposition, a spring member for rapidly moving the sleeve from the fishing position to the substantially upright position, and a trip lever assembly for holding the sleeve in the fishing position against the force of the spring and releasing the sleeve in response to a pull on the line. The trip assembly includes a first lever about which a portion of the fishing line is disposed and a second lever which holds the sleeve in place.