10 Best New Walleye Baits For 2017
November 13, 2017 by Craig Ritchie

No question about it – fall is the best time for catching the biggest walleyes of the year. Not only are the fish in prime condition after a summer of easy living, they’re putting on the feedbag in a major way to prepare themselves for the coming winter. Even better, as vegetation begins to decline […]
Top 10 New Muskie Baits For 2018
October 19, 2017 by Craig Ritchie

Perhaps no group of anglers are more dialed in to new developments in artificial baits than pike and muskie hunters. From massive hand-made trolling plugs that look like Little League baseball bats, to tiny hand-poured soft plastics that might be just as tempting to a trophy bass, lures for big esocids need to cover a […]
10 Best Spinning Reels For 2018
September 15, 2017 by Craig Ritchie

At this summer’s ICAST fishing tackle trade show in Orlando, Fla., we saw an overwhelming array of new gear for anglers, including a host of great new spinning reels. Here are 10 of the best spinning reels of 2018. Anything Possible Profishiency Designed to make high quality design affordable, the Profishiency spinning reel from Anything […]
10 Best Polarized Sunglasses For Fishermen
September 8, 2017 by Craig Ritchie

There’s no faster way to a headache than to spend a long day on the water without sunglasses. Good polarized sunglasses are more than a fashion statement – they’ve become as essential as sunscreen. That’s especially true out on the water, where you don’t only have to deal with light streaming down from above, but […]
2018 Hottest Bass Baits
August 24, 2017 by Craig Ritchie

Berkley Juke The Berkley Juke combines the rolling action of handcrafted wooden baits with the durability of synthetics. Designed with input from master angler David Fritts, the Juke casts like a bullet while delivering maximum action at all speeds on straight retrieves, twitching retrieves, high-speed burns or deep trolling. Available in a wide range of […]
10 New Baitcasting Reels For 2018
August 11, 2017 by Craig Ritchie

We have put together a list of 10 of our favorite new baitcasting reels that we saw at the recent ICAST 2018 show. 13 Fishing Concept Z Described as the first-ever high performance casting reel manufactured without ball bearings, the Concept Z from 13 Fishing uses polymer technology to cast lures farther than traditional ball […]