---
title: "2007 Tackle Test Videos"
date: "2007-03-16"
modified: "2021-02-01"
authors:
  - name: "Outdoor Life Online Editor"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/outdoor-life-online-editor/"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/gear/node-1006030050/"
categories:
  - "Gear"
---

# 2007 Tackle Test Videos

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*Go behind the scenes with Outdoor Life tackle testers Jerry Gibbs (OL fishing editor), Todd Smith (editor-in-chief), and Brooke Hidell (registered Maine guide). Table Of Contents:Interview: Todd Smith, Editor-In-Chief, Outdoor Life MagazineHow We Test Our RodsHow to Test a Baitcasting RodLook For Flat SpotsThe Difference Between Baitcasting and Spinning RodsTester's FavoritesTie A Faster Clinch KnotChoosing a Rod For Your Kids Outdoor Life Online Editor*

![httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2007legacyoutdoortackletest07tackletest.jpg](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/MDLLWQVWXDHJXFO5GH4EGTTSVE.jpg>)
*Go behind the scenes with Outdoor Life tackle testers Jerry Gibbs (OL fishing editor), Todd Smith (editor-in-chief), and Brooke Hidell (registered Maine guide). Table Of Contents: Interview: Todd Smith, Editor-In-Chief, Outdoor Life Magazine How We Test Our Rods How to Test a Baitcasting Rod Look For Flat Spots The Difference Between Baitcasting and Spinning Rods Tester's Favorites Tie A Faster Clinch Knot Choosing a Rod For Your Kids Outdoor Life Online Editor*

Go behind the scenes with Outdoor Life tackle testers Jerry Gibbs (OL fishing editor), Todd Smith (editor-in-chief), and Brooke Hidell (registered Maine guide).