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Types of fishing rods – and how to choose

In the beginning, I had a classic Zebco 202 spin-cast combo, and it was good. At least, good enough for 5-year-old me. But I've owned many types of fishing rods since I was a freckle-faced boy who ...
There are as many types of fishing reels as there are types of fishing. Big, small, fast, slow, spinning, baitcasting, trolling and jigging-there's a reel for every type of angler. Before asking what ...
As a professional muskie guide, I was able to test each reel on this list in real-world fishing scenarios. Tests were conducted both casting and trolling for muskies during late winter and early ...
Small, light conventional reels don’t normally impress anglers with their stature, but these 20-pound-class fishing reels are great for taming the blistering speed of sailfish and white marlin, and ...