Fishing rod holder apparatus

A fishing rod holder apparatus, comprising:

• a tubular handle receiver unit which includes a top receiver end and a bottom receiver end, wherein said bottom receiver end has a bottom internal diameter,
• a ground penetration spike assembly connected to said bottom receiver end, wherein said ground penetration spike assembly includes a spike retention member and a spike retained by said spike retention member, wherein said spike retention member has an external member diameter which is less than said bottom internal diameter of said bottom receiver end,
• wherein said tubular handle receiver unit has a longitudinal receiver unit length, said ground penetration spike assembly has a longitudinal spike assembly length, and said receiver unit length is greater than said spike assembly length,
• wherein said tubular handle receiver unit includes a tube member and a coupler member connected to a bottom end portion of said tube member, said coupler member defining said bottom receiver end of said tubular handle receiving unit, and
• wherein said coupler member includes a tube member reception portion and a spike assembly reception portion, and
• an inner ring-shaped stop member located between said tube member reception portion and said spike assembly reception portion,
• wherein said spike is in a form of a threaded bolt having a bolt head and a sharpened point, and
• wherein said ground penetration spike assembly includes:
• said spike retention member which includes external threads and an interior bolt reception channel,
• a first lock washer between said bolt head and said spike retention member,
• a second lock washer distal to said first lock washer, and
• a lock nut adjacent to said second lock washer on said spike.