A chummer and line extender is a hollow tubular member with a first end that is securable to a fixed structure such as a tree trunk and a second end from which a shock line extends, the end of the line secured to an appropriate fishing rig. Pulling on the line causes a spring within the tubular member to compress thereby absorbing shock on the line. Port holes on the tubular member and/or on a cap on the second end allow slow release discharge of chum from the tubular member.