A tip up fishing device with a substantially vertical arm and a substantially horizontal cross arm, a holding pin at its end which pivots from a substantially horizontal position, downwardly, to a substantially vertical position. The pin holds a spool of fishing line, rotatably mounted. A strike of a fish moves the pin from horizontal position to vertical position, moving the spool of line from a substantially vertical inclination of the spool face, with the line under pressure, to a substantially horizontal position of the spool face, allowing the line to pay out without significant resistance. The pivotal movement of the axis pin which holds the spool, from horizontal position to a downward vertical position, triggers both a flag and an electric light notification. The lower end of the upright portion of the rigid support is adaptable to attach to different bases as a means for support.
