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It’s often said that your fishing rod is the backbone of your fishing tackle..and it’s also true that then your fishing reel is the heart of it. Regardless of how you fish or what you fish for, your ...

Spincast reels—also known as “push button” or “closed face” reels—get a bad rap. That’s largely the result of the fact that, unlike most “serious” tackle like spinning reels or baitcasting reels, many ...

Fishing reels come in all manner of shapes, colours and sizes, which can make deciding which is best for your budget a very ...

There are loads of spectacular feeder reels on the market, but we’ve picked out some of the very finest, all boasting the ...

Fishing tackle can be as basic as a pole, a length of line, a weight and a baited hook. That’s seldom good enough, though. There’s something in human nature that never settles for the status quo and ...

Fly reels used to play second fiddle to rods, at least in the fly-fishing world. Volumes have been written about the nuances of bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite fly rods. But the reel? “It’s just a ...