The common refrain among freshwater fly anglers is that your reel doesn’t matter, but when it comes to saltwater fly reels, that statement couldn’t be farther from the truth. Saltwater alone will test ...

Essential for casting baits to tailing sailfish while fishing off the Florida Keys or pitching a live bait to a striped marlin off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the best offshore saltwater spinning reels ...

While I’m sure plenty of our West Coast saltwater anglers will disagree, the reality is that baitcasters have been made and marketed primarily for the freshwater world for quite some time. Sure, you’d ...

Surf fishing is incredibly hard on all gear and tackle, but the best surf fishing reels are up for the challenge. The reason so many reels struggle in the surf is due to the corrosive and destructive ...

This winter, I set out to test some of the best Shimano reels available, from spinning reels to baitcasters. The test logistics included many moving parts like target species, reel size, and ...

We always like to have a high-quality spinning outfit handy for those times when opportunities show up unexpectedly and you need to fire out a bait in a hurry. Here are some top choices. The largest ...

Keys Fishing Trip releases a Top 10 list of saltwater spinning reels engineered for Florida Keys conditions, matching ...

If you like to fish, you have a lot of company. There are some 60 million Americans who do as well, of which about 75% fish at least once in any given year. While most are fresh-water enthusiasts, ...