Fishing Gear
We review the best fishing gear including baits, lures, reels, rods, and more.
Latest in Fishing Gear
![The best fishing backpacks make carrying your gear to remote spots or down the dock easier](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/19/IMG-2849-scaled.jpg?w=600)
Fishing Gear
The Best Fishing Backpacks
![Man catching fish on a fly fishing rod and reel combo](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/best-rod-and-reel-combo.jpg?w=719)
Fishing Gear
The Best Rod And Reel Combo to Make Fishing Easy
![A redfish caught with the Best Saltwater Lures](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/03/IMG-6037-scaled.jpg?w=619)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Saltwater Lures
![A man holding a large green spring bass](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/11/SpringBassLures_Feature.jpg?w=719)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Spring Bass Lures, Tested and Reviewed
![A man on a boat on the water holding a smallmouth bass](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/03/SMB-Spinnerbait_Feature.jpg?w=600)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Smallmouth Bass Lures, Tested and Reviewed
![Man holding crappie and fishing rod in a boat.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/29/Best-crappie-rods.jpg?w=635)
Crappie Fishing
The Best Crappie Rods, Tested and Reviewed
![We tested the Revo Rocket.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/05/abu-garcia-revo-rocket-review.jpg?w=635)
Bass Fishing
Abu Garcia Revo Rocket Spinning Reel Review
![We reviewed the best composting toilets.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/28/best-composting-toilets.jpg?w=635)
Camping Gear
The Best Composting Toilets
![Jeff Gustafson won the 2023 Bassmaster Classic with a Z-Man Jerk ShadZ and Bass Tactics Smeltinator Swimbait head.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/28/IMG_9323-1.jpg?w=800)
Bass Fishing
The 5 Best Baits from the 2023 Bassmaster Classic
![A man holding a walleye on a boat](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/10/BestWalleyeLures_Feature.jpg?w=719)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Walleye Lures, Tested and Reviewed
![Man catches giant bass with one of the best bass lures.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/24/best-bass-lures.jpg?w=635)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Topwater Lures For Bass, Tested and Reviewed
![Bass caught with a Senko soft plastic worm](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09/Senko7-scaled.jpg?w=677)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Soft Plastic Baits for Bass
![We found Amazon's best deals on sport watches.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/22/Amazons-best-deals-on-sport-watches.jpg?w=635)
Camping Gear
Amazon’s Best Deals on Sport Watches
![An angler catches a bass off a boat](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/31/AllTimeBass_Feature.jpg?w=677)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Bass Lures
![A man standing in water holding a bass and a fishing rod](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/25/Swimbait_Feature.jpg?w=719)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Swimbaits for Bass
![We found the best sunglasses discounts on Amazon.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/01/sunglasses-amazon-discounts.jpg?w=635)
Camping Gear
The Best Sunglasses Discounts on Amazon
![Bass Pro Shops Crappie Madness Sale](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/23/Crappie-madness-sale.jpg?w=719)
Fishing Gear
Bass Pro Shops Crappie Madness Sale
![Amazon fishing rod, reel, and fish finder deals](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/22/amazon-fishing-deals.jpg?w=719)
Fishing Gear
Amazon Deals on Rods, Reels, and Fish Finders
![The latest deals on solar power.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/08/solar-deals.jpg?w=635)
Camping Gear
The Latest Solar Power Deals
![testing the best bass fishing rods](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/31/1-2-scaled.jpeg?w=800)
Bass Fishing
The Best Bass Fishing Rods, Tested and Reviewed
![These are new knives from SHOT Show 2023.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/19/new-knives-from-SHOT-Show-2023.jpg?w=635)
Camping Gear
New Knives from the 2023 SHOT Show
![The author wears one of the best insulated skirts.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/19/best-insulated-skirts.jpg?w=635)
Camping Gear
The Best Insulated Skirts, Tested and Reviewed
![An ice fisher holds fish with one of the best lures for perch in its mouth.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/17/the-best-ice-fishing-lures-for-perch.jpg?w=635)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Ice Fishing Lures for Perch
![soft plastics for trout](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/09/Screen-Shot-2023-01-09-at-1.22.00-PM.png?w=602)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
How to Catch Trout on Soft Plastics
![A close-up of a brown rifle](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/07/OutdoorsmanGifts_Feature-scaled.jpg?w=524)
Fishing Gear
Best Gifts for Outdoorsmen and Women
![Knives are on sale for Cyber Monday.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/28/cyber-monday-knife-deals.jpg?w=635)
Camping Gear
The Best Cyber Monday Knife Deals
![Bass Pro has Black Friday deals on fishing gear.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/21/bass-pro-black-friday-deals.jpg?w=635)
Fishing Gear
Bass Pro Black Friday Deals
![duck lures and rat baits](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/18/creaturebaits.jpg?w=655)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
Are Duck, Rat, and Snake Lures Legit or Gimmicks?
![banjo minnow](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/07/Screen-Shot-2022-11-07-at-12.49.10-PM.png?w=626)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
3 Made for TV Lures That Changed How We Fish
![A topwater plug for striped bass.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/27/Gibbs_Opener.jpg?w=600)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
3 Classic Striper Surf Lures You Should Be Throwing Right Now
![black lures](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/14/blackluresopener.jpeg?w=600)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
Why Black Lures Catch So Many Fish
![The Garmin Fenix 6 is on sale.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/07/garmin-fenix-6.jpg?w=719)
Camping Gear
Amazon Prime Early Access Sale: Garmin Fenix 6 Pro
![Columbia apparel is discounted for the Prime Early Access Sale.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/07/Columbia-Deals.jpg?w=635)
Camping Gear
Amazon Prime Early Access Sale: Columbia Apparel
![voormi hunting mexico](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/11/IMG_7685.jpeg?w=635)
Backcountry Hunting Gear
Voormi’s Technical Wool: Tested and Reviewed
![The best wading boots grip slippery rocks and keep your feet comfortable all day](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Orvis-Pro-Boa.jpg?w=635)
Fishing
The Best Wading Boots
![The best fly rods for trout are versatile and easy to cast.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/29/Troutflyrodsfeature.jpg?w=635)
Fishing
The Best Trout Fly Rods of 2024
![Man holding giant carp.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/08/Best-carp-baits-of-2022.jpg?w=635)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Carp Baits of 2024
![fish grips snakehead](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/13/Screen-Shot-2021-08-12-at-11.40.53-PM.png?w=542)
Fishing Gear
The Best Fish Grippers
![A man fishing with a tenkara rod on a snowy river bank](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/09/TenkaraRodCo_Feature.jpeg?w=676)
Fishing Gear
Best Tenkara Rods
![Four of the best lipless crainbait bass lures](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/14/LiplessCrankbaits_Feature.jpg?w=719)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
Best Lipless Crankbaits for Bass
![The Best Fluorocarbon Lines](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20/FluoroCollage.jpg?w=719)
Fishing Gear
The Best Fluorocarbon Lines
![Man holding fish and fishing rod on a body of water](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/16/unnamed.jpg?w=573)
Bass Fishing
The Best Braided Fishing Lines for Bass
![The Best Kids Fishing Poles](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/16/bestkidsfishingrods.jpg?w=635)
Fishing Gear
The Best Kids Fishing Poles
![Best Headlamps for Fishing](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/28/Fishing-Headlamps-Feature.jpg?w=719)
Fishing Gear
The Best Headlamps for Fishing
![The best lures for Spanish mackerel are shiny and tough.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/01/Spanish-Lures-1-scaled.jpg?w=679)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best Lures for Spanish Mackerel
![The best new lures of ICAST 2022](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/22/ICAST2022.jpg?w=635)
Baits, Lures, & Flies
The Best New Fishing Lures of ICAST 2022
![Best prime day knife deals](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/13/Knifeprimeday.jpg?w=635)
Fishing Gear