Fishing Gear

Oldest fish hooks

Looks like fishing is an even older tradition than we thought. Archeologists recently discovered a stash of prehistoric fishhooks in…»

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Minn Kota has a quiet, quick option for anchoring your boat and fishing over shallow waters. The Minn Kota shallow-water…»

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CatMaxx rods and reels are built for catfish. They even have reflective tips to glow at night. The CatMaxx spinning…»

Maui Jim's  new bifocal "readers" make tying fishing line a cinch.

I’ve been wearing Maui Jim’s sunglasses for years. But because of my progressing age, my eyesight has gone from 20:20…»

Guide Billy Rosner, with a 52-inch muskie.

Fishing for big muskies isn’t the same as chasing after walleyes, bass or hammer-handle pike. These are powerful fish that…»

Sixty-five-pound Sufix Performance Braid helped the angler get a nice largemouth through the weeds and to the boat. The bass smacked the River2Sea Bully Wa Frog. Photo by Ron Sinfelt.

by Bruce Ingram After trying a number of lures and failing to receive a strike from a bass, my buddy…»

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While there are some great advantages to a two-piece spinning rod, the obvious engineering challenge in making one is that…»

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Minn Kota has a quiet, quick option for anchoring your boat and fishing over shallow waters. The Talon shallow-water anchor…»