St Croix Triumph Spinning Rod Review

The St Croix Triumph is a versatile spinning rod that should definitely be part of your arsenal of fishing rods. However, savvy anglers know that whether you’re on a freshwater fishing trip or game fishing for that wily trophy fish, you still need premium quality. Thankfully, the Triumph has numerous options to suit pretty much … Read more

St Croix Premier Spinning Rod Review

The St. Croix Premier spinning rod lives up to its name by providing superior performance compared to what you’re liable to find– even among other quality products. However, the Premier doesn’t just provide premium quality across all of its spinning models and offers a balance between performance thanks to proprietary technologies and nearly unparalleled strength. … Read more

Fenwick HMG Spinning Rod Review

The Fenwick HMG spinning rod offers a solid build with some high-end materials, but it’s not the best rod for every fishing style. Still, there’s no getting around the fact that a wide range of anglers, from experienced to those just going on casual fishing trips, can benefit from the quality materials to the smooth … Read more

What Action Rod Is Best for Crankbaits?

Crankbaits lures almost always use a medium-heavy to heavy action fishing rod. If you are fishing in an area with many covers, you want to go with a heavy action rod. You want to go with medium-heavy rod action if you are out in the open waters on a lake, fishing from shore, or near-shore … Read more

What Action Rod for Worm Fishing?

There is a wide variety of fishing rods available for fishing with worms. A worm setup is a single hook line with a fairly light bait – live or soft plastic. Many anglers experienced and new to the sport wonder what action to use when worm fishing. This article covers how to choose the best … Read more

How To Cast a Surf Rod

A surf rod is an instrument that is used for fishing. It is used during surf fishing as a piece of equipment to cast a lure or bait as far as is needed into the water to get your target fish from the shore. The length of the surf rod is usually determined by how … Read more

How Long Should a Tippet Be on a Fly Rod

Fly fishing is an angling method that uses an artificial fly cast with a fly rod and a fly line to catch fish. The flies may resemble baitfish, invertebrates, or other organisms. A fly fishing gear setup has a fly rod, reel, line, and flies. Connecting the flies to your line requires a tippet and … Read more

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How to Replace a Fishing Rod Guide

Fishing rods take a good beating, either when transporting or storing them, or when knocked around in rough waters. Fishing rod guides, tips, and lines can all break easily, but there is no need to run out and buy a new rod. You can fix and replace these and other parts of your fishing rod … Read more

How to Put Weight and Hook on Fishing Rod

Knowing how to prepare your fishing pole will take you a long way to be successful in catching your fish for the day. To do that, you need to know several things, such as the right fishing knot. This article will talk about the right fishing reel and how to set up your fishing rigs … Read more

What Action Rod for Soft Plastics

“Soft plastics” is a general term we use primarily for bass fishing. They are a large and odd family of products made of rubbery plastics and formed into abstract representations of foods bass fish love to eat – worms, insects, crustaceans, naiads, small mammals, etc. These can be effective attractants for bass fishing and other … Read more