A quick release coupling device for use with a bank stick or rod pod, the coupling device comprising: a first portion (2) having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end comprises a means (3) for attaching a fishing accessory such as a fish bite detector or has a fishing accessory integrally attached； and a second portion (4) having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end of the second portion comprises a means (5) for attachment to a bank stick or rod pod, characterised in that both the second end of the first portion (2) and the second end of the second portion (4) comprise a magnet (8), wherein the first and second portions are couplable via said magnets, or in that the second end of one from the first portion and the second portion comprises a ferromagnetic material and the second end of the other from the first portion and second portion comprises a magnet, wherein the first and second portions are couplable via the attractive force between the magnetic second end and the magnet.
