Fishing rod-spike assembly

A surf fishing rod holder system comprising:

• a) a rod sleeve extending from an insertion end to a spike end and comprising:
• i) a sleeve tube extending from the insertion end to the spike end;
• ii) a sleeve-spike insert-end retainer aperture;
• iii) a sleeve-spike end retainer aperture;
• iv) a sleeve tube rib extending from the interior of the sleeve tube;
• b) a spike slidably engaged within the sleeve tube and extending from a spike coupled end to a spike end and comprising:
• i) a spike retainer;
• wherein the spike retainer is a spike ball;
• and
• ii) a spike retainer spring that forces the spike retainer away from the spike;
• iii) a spike coupler portion configured on the spike coupled end;
• and
• iv) a spike extension that extends from the spike coupler portion to the spike end;
• v) a plurality of spike ribs that extend along the spike extension;
• vi) a spike indentation in the spike coupler portion;
• vii) a spike tapered portion that tapers toward the spike end of the spike;
• wherein the spike retainer is configured on the spike coupler portion;
• wherein the spike is configured to slide within the sleeve tube from a stowed configuration with the spike retainer extending through into the sleeve-spike insert-end retainer aperture, to an extended configuration with the spike retainer extending into the sleeve-spike insert-end retainer aperture;
• and
• wherein the spike indentation extends around the sleeve tube rib to guide the spike as it moves from the stowed configuration to an extended configuration to align the spike ball with the sleeve-spike insert-end retainer aperture in said stowed configuration and with the sleeve-spike end retainer aperture in the extended configuration;
• c) an insertion step comprising a step pivot, wherein the insertion step is pivotably coupled to the spike by said step pivot and configured to pivot from a stowed configuration wherein the inserting step extends along the spike to a step configuration wherein the insertion step is pivoted away from the spike, and wherein the spike comprises a step recess for receiving the insertion step when in a stowed configuration to allow the spike with the insertion step to slide into the sleeve tube of the rod sleeve.