Despite your best intentions, it isn’t always possible to have your hands on your fishing rod all the time while fishing. You have to do other things like baiting the hook, steering the boat, or even eating snacks. So, what if you leave your fishing rod unattended for a few minutes or loosen your grip … Read more
The max drag on a reel is the most force needed to move the line off the reel when the line is pulled, such as when you have a fish on the hook. The max drag setting on a reel corresponds to the line weight rating of a pole. A pole will list the line … Read more
A jig and worm rod is a fishing rod capable of handing the exacting requirements of jigging and worm fishing. A worm, for the sake of this application, is a metal-headed hook onto which you apply a soft plastic worm structure. Generally worm lures have larger hooks, such as 1/0, though not always. We see … Read more
What to Do About a Bent Rod? You can try to straighten a graphite rod blank by applying pressure. A fiberglass rod blank must be returned to the manufacturer or to a repair shop (very hard to find.) Fiberglass is a much harder substance and requires special machines and heat to recover the straightness of … Read more
What Is Considered a Long Cast? A long cast occurs when your rigging overshoots the place where you want it to land. Long cast and short cast are questions of accuracy when casting. In many fishing situations, you want to place your fly, lure, or bait in a very specific area of the water. Being … Read more
Why Is Bass Jumping Out Of the Water? Bass jumps out of the water to feed on surface insects or insects that are flying near the surface of the water. There is a large group of aquatic insects – insects that live part of their lifecycle underwater. A very common and annoying insect that is … Read more
Are They Better at Catching Bass? The black and blue jigs with a black and blue trailer seems to work well for many bass anglers, but not everyone loves them. In fact, there is a big debate over whether the black and blue jigs with the black and blue trailer are better. Those who do … Read more
The Black Envy 13 Fishing line-up is a lightweight, performance-driven rod series known for a blend of quality components and advanced technologies, setting the angler industry standard. However, you don’t get classic finesse components on the cheap, and this series of rods is anything but a budget-friendly option. That being the case, you have to … Read more
The Shimano GLF Gulf Coast Spinning Rod Models are part of a family of products with a high-graphite-content blank offering anglers an exceptional build. Thanks to the combination of different materials, these inshore spinning models buck the correlation between rod price and quality by providing far more value than expected. However, the saltwater fishing gear … Read more
The Eagle Claw Featherlight rod series is certainly not the most advanced spinning fishing pole with oodles of advanced technologies refining and reinforcing the product. Instead, this spinning rod series aims to provide the bare minimum necessary for anyone to pick it up and begin fishing without having to worry about the investment. That said, … Read more