Spinning gear used to be frowned upon by many “serious” bass anglers, but better drag systems and better lines — combined with increasingly skittish fish — mean that it’s become a default choice in ...

There's no shortage of reasons to keep a few spinning reels in the boat. Perhaps you haven't yet mastered a baitcasting reel or maybe the fishing conditions require you to downsize your bait selection ...

Bass Pro Shops sales manager Mark Kratz says the two most commonly asked questions by customers at the Fingerlakes Mall store are “Where is the bathroom?” and “What kind of fishing line do you ...

If you've fished long enough with monofilament fishing line, at some point, your line has probably coiled up more tightly than a pro bass angler the night before a major tournament. Line twist is a ...

We have come a long way since Izaak Walton (1653 for his The Compleat Angler tome) and the use of long strands of horsehair (tail) knotted together for fishing line. Today, we have more line choices ...