A hook setting trigger is a device that automatically sets a fishing hook. The hook setting trigger utilizes a fishermans existing or preferred fishing rod set up. The hook setting trigger is additionally able to adjust the sensitivity of the trigger. The hook setting trigger accomplishes this through the use of an elongated body, a line catch, a tension adjuster, an eyelet mount. The device functions complimentarily with a stabilizing base to retain a fishing rod and an anchored tether. The fishing rod is flexed and the hook setting trigger is mounted to the eyelet of the fishing rod. The baited fishing line is operatively coupled to the trigger and then positioned in the water. Upon receiving a tug on the fishing line from a biting fish, the hook setting trigger is detached and the elasticity of the fishing rod tugs the fishing line and sets the hook.
