We tested the best trout rods while fishing everything from small streams to Pyramid Lake with a variety of techniques.

Learn more A spinning rod and reel may well be the most versatile fishing rod and reel type in existence. Spinning rods can toss tiny panfish spoons that weigh an eighth of an ounce, striped bass ...

If you’re going to own only one fishing rod and reel, a spinning-rod-and-reel setup is the most versatile and the easiest to use. Compared with a baitcasting or fly-fishing setup, for example ...

The expansion of bass fishing tournaments for youth has opened new opportunities for young people in the outdoors. Just as ...

spinning reel for bass fishing? Baitcasting reels are compact, with a spool of line mounted perpendicular to the rod. The ...

specifically designed for bass fishing. It’s made from durable carbon and the design is much more responsive than less advanced poles. The FishUSA Flagship bass spinning rod is another pole that ...

These reels hang beneath the rod, and the line is guided ... but for most traditional baitcasters, finesse fishing is still ...

from trout spinning reels to baitcasting rods. I’ve been fishing for more than a decade and have used some great combos and some not-so-great ones. What I’ve learned is that a good setup ...