An apparatus for use in catching fish having a container with a threaded opening at one end, a closure having opposed first and second ends both of which are internally threaded to be threadably receivable on the container opening, the closure having an intermediate wall between the two threaded ends, an elongated rod member extending from the closure member wall, a fishing line having a fishhook at one end, the other end being attached to the closure member and the line being windable upon the elongated rod member so that when the line is wound on the rod member, the rod member can be inserted and contained within the container, but when used for fishing the rod member extends externally of the container and the line having a fishhook thereon is unwound so that the container provides flotation for the line and hook.