A fishing system including a fishing rod, a fishing line, a fishing lure coupled to the fishing line, and a fishing lure containment system. The fishing lure containment system contains at least a part of the fishing lure. The fishing lure containment system is couplable to a feature of the fishing rod. The fishing lure containment system has a housing having a cavity configured to hold at least a part of the lure, and a coupling element extending from the housing. The coupling element is configured to engage the feature of the fishing rod.