Fishing pole holder and alert system for ice fishing

摘要

A fishing rod retention apparatus that includes an indicator for notifying a fisherman that a fish has been hooked. The apparatus includes a frame mounted on a base with at least one set of aligned fishing rod retention clips on each side of the frame. The frame includes a pair of converging frame portions, and a flag support spring attached to a bracket that connects the converging frame portions. A rotatable axle component with a retention spring at one end sits inside grooves in the converging frame portions. The axle component is used to hook the free end of a flag connected to the flag support spring while fishing line runs through the retention spring, such that a force applied to the fishing line causes the axle to rotate, thereby releasing the flag from the axle component.