Selecting your first rod and reel
Elite Series pro Britt Myers reveals the ideal beginner's combos.
Curado G: A classic reel reinvented
Sponsor content: Shimano's Curado G is everything a high performace, low profile baitcaster aspires to be.
Chronarch E features compact design
Sponsor content: Shimano's Chronarch E features a modern compact design and appearance that ties in perfectly with Crucial rods.
IM-what? Demystifying rod materials
Graphite has long been the popular choice in building quality fishing rods. But there are several choices of intermedial module graphite used in fishing rod blanks.
BassGold previews the Miss. River
This week, the world's best bass fishermen will be likely be headed into the backwaters of the Mississippi River in search of clearer water and big largemouth bass.
Why go high-end? Casting
Sponsor content: Providing anglers with a faster 7.0:1 gear ratio reel for primarily finesse bait fishing, Shimano adds the new 100Mg7 to its Core baitcasting reel series.
Big Top Baits Bass Tent
The Bass Tent allows anglers to cast and retrieve five baits at the same time easily and efficiently.
Hooking plastics
I’d say that about as many bass have been caught on plastics as everything else combined. And they’ve probably caused more frustration than everything else combined. Many anglers believe that’s just part of plastics fishing but they’re wrong.
