Fishing Gear(Page 6)

We review the best fishing gear including baits, lures, reels, rods, and more.

Latest in Fishing Gear

The best wading boots grip slippery rocks and keep your feet comfortable all day

The Best Wading Boots

Man holding giant carp.

Baits, Lures, & Flies

The Best Carp Baits of 2025

By Kevin Hughes

fish grips snakehead

The Best Fish Grippers

By Pete Robbins

A man fishing with a tenkara rod on a snowy river bank

Best Tenkara Rods

Four of the best lipless crainbait bass lures

Baits, Lures, & Flies

Best Lipless Crankbaits for Bass

By Pete Robbins

The Best Fluorocarbon Lines

The Best Fluorocarbon Lines

By Pete Robbins

Man holding fish and fishing rod on a body of water

The Best Braided Fishing Lines for Bass

By Pete Robbins

The Best Bobbers for Catching More Fish

Best Headlamps for Fishing

The Best Headlamps for Fishing

The best lures for Spanish mackerel are shiny and tough.

Baits, Lures, & Flies

The Best Lures for Spanish Mackerel

The Best Fishing Subscription Boxes

The Best Fishing Subscription Boxes

By Pete Robbins

The best ocean kayaks

The Best Ocean Kayaks

By Ben Duchesney

The best wader for women is the Simms G3.

The Best Waders for Women, Tested and Reviewed

By Christine Peterson

A woman in a kayak holding a best kayak fishing net

Best Kayak Fishing Nets

Advanced elements inflatable canoe with angler

The Best Fishing Canoes

A man fishing on a river wearing a fishing vest and a net on his back

Best Fly Fishing Vests

Kristine Fischer's tournament kayak.

How to Build a Tournament-Ready Fishing Kayak

By Kristine Fischer

A woman holding a large bass on the water

Baits, Lures, & Flies

Best Spinnerbaits

By Pete Robbins

Penn Slammer IV DX with a grouper on the line

Penn Slammer IV DX Review: A Serious Gamefish Reel

By John Skinner

black, kayak fish finder

Lowrance Hook 7 Reveal Splitshot Review: A Rugged and User-Friendly Fish Finder

By Elias Vaisberg

A silver tarpon on a sandy shore next to a teal fishing rod

Tsunami Evict 2000 Review: A Lot of Power in a Small Package

By John Skinner

You can outfit your own ice fishing camp.

How to Set Up a Winter Ice Fishing Camp

By Kristine Fischer

A silver porgy fish on the dock of a boat

Daiwa BG Review: Good Luck Finding a Better Reel at This Price

By John Skinner

A man in a kayak wearing a red jacket holds a large fish

Daiwa Fuego LT Review

By Elias Vaisberg

Fisherman holding tarpon

Shimano Stradic FL Review

By Kevin Hughes

Curado DC fishing reel

Shimano Curado DC: Bye-bye Backlashes

By Scott Einsmann

Musky kayak fishing can be extremely productive

How to Catch Big Musky From a Kayak

By Kristine Fischer

A striper fish next to a black fishing rod attached to a orange and black Spinfisher spinning reel

Penn Spinfisher VI: A Serious Reel at a Reasonable Price

By John Skinner

Spinning Reel Review: The Ugly Stik Ugly Tuff Reel

By Alex Robinson

You can use a spinning rod to pull bas out of cover.

How to Rig Your Spinning Rod to Catch Bass in Heavy Cover

By Kristine Fischer

Two men on a river with one holding a large fish

Baits, Lures, & Flies

River2Sea Whopper Plopper: Review and Fishing Tips

By Pete Robbins

lone angler on a boat fishing for muskie

Baits, Lures, & Flies

Topwater Muskie Fishing Secrets from 5 Pros

By Mark Modoski

scented fishing lures

Baits, Lures, & Flies

Do Scented Fishing Lures Actually Work?

By Jeff Johnston

An angler's thumb on a baitcasting reel over a body of water

How to Cast a Baitcaster

By Pete Robbins

The author holding a large albacore next to the ocean

Penn Clash II Reel Review

By John Skinner

The author poses with a fish he caught.

Spinning Reel Review: Tsunami SaltX

By John Skinner

Shimano Spheros SW cobia

Shimano Spheros SW Review

Puppy drum caught with Shimano Nasci

Shimano Nasci: Saltwater Spinning Reel Review

berkley fishing lab

Baits, Lures, & Flies

The Berkley Lab: A Sneak Peek Inside Fishing’s Area 51

By Jeff Johnston

If you are a novice bass angler, you should own these three rods.

3 Rods Every Weekend Bass Angler Needs to Catch More Fish

By Kristine Fischer

Change up your baits to catch more muskie.

Baits, Lures, & Flies

How to Catch Post-Spawn Muskie with Smaller Baits

By Kristine Fischer

15 Bait Rigs That Will Catch Any Fish Anywhere

Baits, Lures, & Flies

15 Bait Rigs That Will Catch Any Fish Anywhere

An angler sits on a kayak and fishes.

How to Motorize Your Fishing Kayak

An angler holding up a senko rigged lure.

Baits, Lures, & Flies

6 of the Best Ways to Rig a Senko (The Best-Selling Bass Lure of All-Time)

KVD Finesse Spinnerbait

Baits, Lures, & Flies

How to Fish for Bass Like a Pro: Spinnerbait Tips from Kevin VanDam

By Alex Robinson

angler holding up giant walleye.

How To Rig Your Ice Fishing Rods And Reels For Any Fish

By Dr. Jason Halfen

Coxe 12/0 Trolling Reel

12 Awesome, Old-School Reels That Changed How We Fish

6 Reasons Why Green Pumpkin Is The Best Bass Lure Color Of All Time

Baits, Lures, & Flies

6 Reasons Why Green Pumpkin Is The Best Bass Lure Color Of All Time

By David A. Brown

Best Baits: 15 Hottest Lures for Panfish

Baits, Lures, & Flies

Best Baits: 15 Hottest Lures for Panfish

By David A. Brown

Baits, Lures, & Flies

Why the Spoon is One of the Best Lures of All Time

By Andrew McKean

The Prez fishing lure

Baits, Lures, & Flies

The 10 Worst Fishing Lures of All Time

Sabiki rig fishing

Baits, Lures, & Flies

Sabiki Rigs: The Greatest Rig Ever Made

Solving the Mystery of the Left-Handed Baitcasting Reel

Solving the Mystery of the Left-Handed Baitcasting Reel

By Gerry Bethge