A support for use with a fishing rod having at least one line guide and a reel with fishing line. The support includes a base with a first end and a second end, a signaling device that supports the fishing line and provides a signal once the fishing line is released. The signaling device being supported on the base at a location between the first end of the base and the second end of the base. The support will also include a support for holding a fishing rod over the base, near the second end of the elongate member, so that fishing line from the fishing rod is accepted by the signaling device and extends from the reel of the fishing rod, down to the signaling device and back up to the line guide of the fishing rod, so that upon release of the fishing line from the signaling device the fishing line extends directly from the reel and on to the line guide of the fishing rod.