WARROAD, Minn. — Lake of the Woods has a well-deserved reputation for producing big pike through the ice as winter gives way to spring, but after nearly three hours of tip-up fishing without a flag, ...

Braided line mitigates twist, has no memory, has better sensitivity, casts farther, and can last many seasons.

Carp fishing is by far the most popular branch of angling in the UK today, with more and more anglers enjoying the relaxing ...

As far as light oil, Kempf recommends any kind of a synthetic oil, like a three-in-one oil. Quantum makes a good oil and ...

Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Inductees Announced. The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 inductees have been announced.

You would think after more than 20 years of replacing and changing out fly line on my reels, I’d be able to do it without ...

Fishing conditions were ideal late last May for catching a giant white seabass off the coast of Southern California. Paul ...

That’s fine for now. So, tie on a medium-weight lure and do this: Reel the lure up to the rod tip Now reach back and fire a cast while releasing pressure on the spool During the cast ...

The spool can fit over a hundred yards of 12lb fluorocarbon and even more braid. When you’re new to baitcasting setups, having a versatile reel is crucial, and this combo allows you to fish a ...

First, unscrew the cap on the handle. It covers a brass nut that secures the handle to the main axle. Remove the cap and place it and its screw together on the towel. The main axle is reverse threaded ...

The best baitcasting reels of even a decade ago pale in comparison to today’s top models, which have the precision of a Swiss watch, the styling of an Italian sportscar, and the dependability of ...

That typically means starting with a push-button (AKA, “spincasting”) model, then moving to a fixed spool spinning reel before finally graduating to a level wind baitcaster. While a spincaster is ...