Many little kids start out fishing with a closed-face, push-button reel before learning how to cast a spinning reel. They’re great for beginners, but by age 5, I had both of my kids using a spinning ...

As he delivered the thick walled, 7-foot cardboard tube to my doorstep, the UPS driver asked, good-naturedly, “just how many fishing poles do you need?” I took no offense to his observation, one ...

Believe it or not, a fishing line spooler can be the first step in landing the fish of a lifetime. After all, when targeting big fish, nothing is more important than good fishing line. If the line ...

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Smallmouth bass were practically jumping in the boat during a canoe trip down the Elk River. All was right with the world, except my buddy's spinning reel was giving him fits. Now and then he'd cast ...