What pound line should I use for musky? The standard used to be that 30- or 40-pound test was plenty with mono and Dacron. But with braid you want higher test with greater diameter. I use 80-pound on 90 percent of my casting reels.” No matter which braid you choose, Maina recommends mono backing on … Read more
Do you need special line for a baitcaster? While a baitcaster can be spooled with any fishing line that we have discussed so far, many anglers prefer to use braid or fluorocarbon over monofilament With the line memory of monofilament, it will not take long until the changes in the lines shape are going to … Read more
Fenwick has really fallen off over the past 5 years. The blanks are great, but the quality control on these mid range and lower range rods is abysmal Cheap plastic reel seat nut that will not work after a couple of years, glue missing from cork, blank not glued to cork, etc. Whats better Fenwick … Read more
40 Years of Innovation Over the 40-year-period from 1949 to when the Childre family licensed the Lew’s brand to Browning® in 1989, the family-run business had made many major contributions that would change forever the face of recreational sport fishing. Who bought lews fishing ? Peak Rock Capital said it purchased Do Outdoors Inc., which … Read more