If you’re going to own only one fishing rod and reel, a spinning-rod-and-reel setup is the most versatile and the easiest to use. Compared with a baitcasting or fly-fishing setup, for example ...

The Bass Pro Shops King Kat Rod and Reel Spinning Combo is offered in two different sizes/weights: a 7-foot 2-piece medium-heavy-power rod with size-60 reel rated for 14- to 20-pound test ...

A Spinning Technique to Get a Fly Down to Trout. Wanting to fish flies for trout but you don't have a fly rod. Here is how to ...

Spinning, baitcast, and even spincast reels all work well, given they are used in the right situation. A spincast reel on an inexpensive rod won’t hold up against giant blue cats on a big river ...

County commissioner George Kruse posted a split image of Anna Maria Island’s iconic Rod and Reel Pier restaurant from post-Hurricane Helene to Hurricane Milton wiping out what was left on ...

Expert angler and fly tyer Joseph Griesbaum explains how you can catch steelhead in Erie, Pennsylvania this fall winter.

The keys to successful pitching are having a bait ready and immediately getting it into the water when a fish shows up.

Are you thinking about getting into fishing? You can’t just wake up one day and head to a body of water—you must have the ...

When my editor floated the idea of a fly-fishing story, I took the bait. My dad introduced me to fly fishing during our ...

With many snook heading east away from the beaches and now working the bushes, points, docks and oyster bars, plus good ...

The last thing you need is to hook into the fish of your dreams and find your reel isn’t up to the task. To help you avoid that fate, I’ve used my musky fishing experience as well as input from ...

For those fishing with spinning gear ... that if you have a 6-foot rod, you’re not going to be able to reel fast enough to keep up with it. You have to take your 10-foot rod and lift it back ...