Fishing Gear(Page 2)

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

Latest in Fishing Gear

Save 36% on a Penn Spinfisher VI from Cabela’s
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Save 36% on a Penn Spinfisher VI from Cabela’s

By Dave Maccar

Last Minute Fishing Deals at Bass Pro Shops
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Last Minute Fishing Deals at Bass Pro Shops

By Scott Einsmann

Daiwa Tatula Cyber Monday deal
Gear

Save $60 on the Daiwa Tatula SV TW Baitcasting Reel

By Scott Einsmann

We reviewed the Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra.
Gear

Black Friday Deal: Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra 2 with LiveScope Plus LVS34 Transducer

By Scott Einsmann

We tested the Garmin inReach Mini.
Gear

Cabela’s Black Friday 2024: The Best Deals on the Best Gear

By Scott Einsmann

Best trolling motors for freshwater
Gear

The Best Trolling Motors of 2025

By Pete Robbins, Ric Burnley

Best fish finder
Gear

The Best Fish Finders of 2025: Forward Facing Sonar to Budget Options

By Pete Robbins

We found the best Patagonia Black Friday sales.
Gear

Patagonia Black Friday: Fishing Gear, Insulating Layers, and More

By Ashley Thess

Orvis Black Friday Sale: Early Deals on Fly Fishing and Upland Hunting Gear
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Orvis Black Friday Sale: Early Deals on Fly Fishing and Upland Hunting Gear

By Scott Einsmann

salmon eggs
Fishing

3 Top Salmon Egg Presentations for Catching Trout

By Joe Cermele

A close-up of a brown rifle
Gear

Best Gifts for Outdoorsmen and Women

By Tyler Freel

A man holding a fish on a river
Gear

The Best Fly Fishing Gifts for the Angler in Your Life

By Kevin Hughes

The Best Fishing Gifts of 2025
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The Best Fishing Gifts of 2025

By Pete Robbins

The Penn Battle III is on sale at Cabela's
Gear

Get a Penn Battle III Inshore Spinning Combo for Under $120

By Dave Maccar

topwater lures
Fishing

How to Catch Saltwater Fish on Topwater Lures

By Joe Cermele

Garmin Fish Finder
Gear

Save Nearly $700 on Garmin ECHOMAP UHD2 LiveScope Ice Fishing Bundle

By Dave Maccar

The best fly rods for trout tested by the author
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The Best Trout Fly Rods of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Dac Collins

Angler Brent Chapman with a KastKing Bassinator elite reel.
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KastKing Amazon Prime Day Deals on Rods, Reels, and Gear

By Ashley Thess

The best Humminbird fish finders are compatible with gear from sister brands.
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Save $450 on a Minn Kota Terrova Trolling Motor

By Dave Maccar

The Best Life Jackets of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
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The Best Life Jackets of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Kevin Hughes

The author holding a musky caught on one of the best musky reels
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The Best Musky Reels of 2025, Tested on the Water

By Kevin Hughes

kid kayak fishing
Fishing

How to Get Your Kids Into Kayak Fishing

By Joe Cermele

We tested the best spot lock trolling motors.
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Fish Finders and Trolling Motors on Sale: Humminbird, Lowrance, and Minn Kota

By Scott Einsmann

choosing the best bass fishing rod
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The Best Bass Fishing Rods You Can Buy at Bass Pro Shops

By Pete Robbins

A phone and the Garmin inReach Messenger Plus sit on a rock.
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The New Garmin inReach Messenger Plus Sends Photos, Voice Memos, and Group Chats

By Ashley Thess

Testing the Kuiu Kutana
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The Best Rain Jackets for Men

By Laura Lancaster

The best women's rain jackets
Adventure

The Best Rain Jackets for Women

By Laura Lancaster

Smallmouth on a jerkbait
Fishing

The Only 8 Lures You Need to Catch Fish, Anywhere

By Kevin Hughes

The author caught a giant snook while testing the best baitcasting reels.
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The Best Saltwater Baitcasting Reels of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Kevin Hughes

We tested the best rain jackets.
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The Best Rain Jackets, Tested and Reviewed

By Laura Lancaster

The author testing the best walleye rods.
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The Best Walleye Rods of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Jim Edlund

custom glide baits and swimbaits
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Podcast: Would You Cast a $500 Lure?

By Joe Cermele

The author has one screen on his console and one on the bow.
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Bass Pro Shops Labor Day Sales on Rods, Reels, and More

By Ashley Thess

A man holding a fish wearing a hat and blue-lens sunglasses
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Polarized Sunglasses at Bass Pro Shops Labor Day Sale 2025

By Ashley Thess

conservation tax leakage
Gear

Some Foreign Hunting and Fishing Gear Manufacturers Aren’t Paying Required Conservation Taxes

By Andrew McKean

A man holding a fish on a boat
Gear

Best Crankbaits You Can Get at Bass Pro Shops

By Pete Robbins

An angler scans using a side-imaging fish finder
Gear

The Best Side-Imaging Fish Finders of 2025, According to a Joe and Three Pros

By Pete Robbins

The Humminbird Helix 7
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Fish Finders on Sale at Bass Pro Shops: Ice and Open Water Electronics

By Scott Einsmann

Using Forward Facing Sonar to Locate Fish
Fishing

7 Forward Facing Sonar Tips: Settings, Mounting, and Techniques Explained

By Chad Morgenthaler

geecrack cuebomb
Fishing

How to Fish the Geecrack Cue Bomb — and Other Rubber Dice Baits

By Shaye Baker

Everything you need to know to catch bass on a strolling rig
Fishing

A Complete Guide to Strolling for Bass: The Ultimate Rig for Forward-Facing Sonar

By Derek Horner

bellows gill
Fishing

How to Fish the Geecrack Bellows Gill: This JDM Lure Is Starting to Catch Big Bass in the U.S.

By Shaye Baker

Progar TR-55 crab trap full of crabs sitting on dock.
Gear

The Best Crab Traps of 2025

By Ric Burnley

The best drop shot rods are sensitive and light, yet powerful enough to pull up giants
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The Best Drop Shot Rods of 2025

By Pete Robbins

Forward facing sonar has changed fishing, and the next evolution is FFS specific baits and gear
Gear

New Lures, Reels, Rods, and Lines Designed for Forward Facing Sonar

By Derek Horner

bassmaster
Fishing

Here’s Why Forward Facing Sonar Won’t Be Banned from Professional Bass Fishing

By Derek Horner

Author holds fish caught with one of the best inshore spinning rods.
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The Best Inshore Spinning Rods of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Kevin Hughes

Angler holds up new Trika 6X rod on lake.
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Trika 6X Collection: A Lighter, More Sensitive Carbon Weave Fishing Rod

By Derek Horner

The best baitcasting rods for bass allow you to present lures and set the hook
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The 12 Best Baitcasting Rods for Bass, Tested and Reviewed

By Pete Robbins

carolina rig
Fishing

How to Fish the Carolina Rig: A Complete Guide

By Derek Horner

Ugly Stik makes some of the best catfish rod and reel combos
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Ugly Stik Fishing Rod and Reel Prime Day Deals

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

KastKing Centron Fishing Rod and Reel Combo
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KastKing Rod and Reel Prime Day Deals

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

A Humminbird and Garmin fish finder on the deck of a boat.
Gear

MEGA Live vs LiveScope: What’s the Best Forward Facing Sonar?

By Pete Robbins

The Daiwa Tatula CT Baitcaster on Sale at Bass Pro Shops
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The Daiwa Tatula CT Baitcaster on Sale at Bass Pro Shops

By Scott Einsmann

old school bass lures
Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: 3 Old-School Bass Lures the “Cool Kids” Hate (and Why You Should Be Fishing Them Now)

By Joe Cermele

The free rig on the deck of a boat.
Fishing

How to Fish a Free Rig: Here’s What You Need to Know About This Underrated Bass Technique

By Derek Horner

A striper fish next to a black fishing rod attached to a orange and black Spinfisher spinning reel
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Spinning Reels on Sale: Shimano, Penn, and Pflueger

By Scott Einsmann

The Best Ultralight Spinning Reels of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
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The Best Ultralight Spinning Reels of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Jim Edlund

A man on a rocky beach holding a large striped bass
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The Best Baits for Striped Bass of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By John Skinner

A man holding a fish on a boat
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Best Baitcasting Reels Under $100 of 2025

By Pete Robbins

Angler fishing with the best saltwater fishing rod
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The Best Saltwater Fishing Rods for 2025

By Ric Burnley, Kevin Hughes

Man is fishing on a boat.
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Bass Pro Shops 2024 Summer Sale on Rods, Reels, and Waders

By Ashley Thess

We tested the best sunscreens.
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The Best Sunscreens of 2025, Tested and Ingredients Inspected

By Laura Lancaster

Rod and Reel Combos on Sale at Cabela’s
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Rod and Reel Combos on Sale at Cabela’s

By Scott Einsmann