Abstract: A fish hooking device where a rod holder is hingedly mounted on a top side of a base support member. The rod holder is spring loaded with a coil spring connected between the rod holder and the base. The rod holder being movable from a normal, generally vertical, position to a cocked, generally horizontal, position. A trigger mechanism is provided to release the cocked rod holder so that the rod holder may swing upwardly to the normal, generally vertical, position to hook the fish. An adjustable connecting means is provided for connecting the coil spring to the base. The coil spring may be adjusted to control the force acting to rotate the fishing rod upwardly, and to control the force required to release the trigger.