The spring loaded fishing rod is a fresh or salt water fishing rod that allows a fisherman to cast without using any swinging force of the arm. This allows the angler more accurate casting as well as aiding him when casting from beneath trees or in dense underbrush. The first version of the present invention is basically a spring loaded fishing rod wherein the top portion of the rod slides into the lower portion of the rod, compressing a spring which propels the lure in the desired direction when the tension is released. The second version of the present invention can be added on to an existing rod and features a spring loaded cartridge with two eye hooks which is suspended from the last two eyes on the existing rod. The end eye slides along the cartridge to compress the enclosed spring. In the third version of the present invention, the spring is loaded in the distal portion of the rod, and the end eye slides through the tube to compress the spring. In all of the versions, the fisherman compresses the spring by winding the lure up to the end eye and then continuing to reel in the line.