Best Trolling Reels – The 2017-2018 Guide

March 20, 2017 by Wes Leave a Comment

Are you searching for the best trolling reels money can buy? Or are you looking to buy the best conventional reel for that upcoming deep-sea fishing trip? In either case, you are in the right place.

For the biggest fish in the water, sometimes the best method to land them is by trolling your bait at increased depths requiring high line capacity. Once you have the fish hooked, not just any fishing reel will do. You need the best trolling reel on the market. A reel that will allow you to put down the drag and give you some cranking power to land them.

In this article, we list and discuss five trolling reels that have the capacity to land these trophy fish consistently and will outperform your expectations in the river, lake, or ocean. [Read more…]

2017-2018 Best Saltwater Baitcasting Reel – Surf’s Up

February 18, 2017 by Wes Leave a Comment

Saltwater fishing encompasses a very wide range of techniques and fish species. You can chase large, deep running fish in the open water, on the flats, or in inshore water systems.

Baitcasters offer the power and range needed for saltwater fishing, and we have five models that will withstand the rigors of saltwater and the fish that inhabit them.

What is the best saltwater baitcasting reel? [Read more…]

Best Surf Spinning Reel – A Must Have When Surf Fishing

January 31, 2017 by Wes Leave a Comment

We have found the best surf spinning reel!

For performance, versatility, durability and easy fishing, most anglers look to a spin reel as the best option for surf fishing. If for no other reason, the ease at which one can cast long distances is a given with a correctly balanced set up.

The technology in spin reals is now incredible, strength, drag technology and spool capacity provide access to massive fish. Most importantly, the competition between manufacturers, keeps process low and variety abundant. In fact, that’s probably the toughest thing, how does one choose the best spinning reel for surf fishing?

Here is a list of five possibilities. Whether they are the best is arguable and genuinely subjective. What we can say however is if you choose one of these listed, you really can’t go wrong. You will be purchasing versatility. These reels will perform brilliantly in many other applications beyond the surf. So let’s begin…

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Best Surf Casting Reel – Time To Dominate The Waves Surf Fishing

January 31, 2017 by Wes Leave a Comment

Are you looking for the best surf casting reel?

There’s no doubt that the rise in spin reel technology, coupled with their user-friendly operation, has seen them dominate the surf fishing market. The surf casting reel is often seen, rightly or wrongly, as a more advanced style of reel, more suited to the experienced angler. This pretty well comes down to one, perhaps two reasons. Firstly, backlash and, Secondly, and to a lesser extent, the need (on many models) to manually level your line on the spool as you retrieve.

Like the technological investment manufacturers have been piling into spinning reels, they have also been toiling likewise with the casting reel. The results have been phenomenal. The casting reel is now very much user-friendly, has addressed the features of backlash and level wind that would often scare the novice, and enhanced the features that provide casting reels with advantages over the spinning reel.

New breaking systems to mitigate against casting backlash and the resulting birds nest, and awesome level wind systems, have addressed those perceived fears. This allows the angler to focus on the traditional advantages of the casting reel. A casting reel can offer great casting lengths, with outstanding accuracy, which is one of the many reason they excel in surf fishing. They also are oftentimes equipped with spools that will take far more line of a heavier class. The retrieve speeds are awesome and the added control you have with your thumb and palm when applied on the spool is invaluable when playing a fish and casting.

Which casting reel is the best casting reel for surf fishing? Below we have compiled a list of 5 amazing surf casting reels that will see you well placed to hit the beach and dominate the waves. It should be noted; level wind systems, while fantastic, will impart friction on the cast, reducing distance. When distance is sought, it is best to avoid level wind. If significant distance is not required, take advantage of this feature. [Read more…]

Best Surf Rod 2017- 2018 Guide – Time To Hit The Beach

January 22, 2017 by Wes Leave a Comment

So, you want to buy the best surf rod. Well that’s simple, sort of, maybe, hmm…no, it’s not. Or is it?

If I was given a dollar for every time I was asked this question in the last decade or so, I’d now be fishing from a motor yacht the size of Bill Gates floating extravaganza. Deck side, I’d be casting solid gold minnows at whatever, sipping something exotic from something even more exotic.

Unfortunately, the answer to that question isn’t any easy one (more on that later), but let’s give it a try. [Read more…]

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