For easy access to truly great fishing, many say there’s nothing better than the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Anglers from the Florida Keys west to the Texas coast can now experience the Gulf waters with Shimano’s GLF inshore rods, a series of four casting and four spinning rods in the right actions and power to target speckled trout, Continue Reading
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Review: Shimano Curado Rods
When it comes to fishing rods, a person’s budget could be a very small window in a large landscape. And while most of us would lunge at the chance to outfit all of our rod lockers with $600+ fishing rods, it’s not reality. Reality is where I’m at and where I try to ground my reviews. One of the biggest Continue Reading
REVIEW: Leviathan Genesis Kayak Rod
Thanks to the folks at Tightlines Premium Fishing Tackle in Killeen, TX I was able to get a test run with the new Leviathan Genesis Kayak rod. Made with premium components, a Loomis blank, and a carbon fiber grip, the Genesis held great promise in the store but needed a day on the water to really report out on it. Continue Reading
Shimano GLF Inshore Fishing Rods $100
LADSON, S.C. – ICAST 2018 Introduction • Available August ‘18 – For easy access to truly great fishing, many say there’s nothing better than the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Anglers from the Florida Keys west to the Texas coast can now experience the Gulf waters with the Shimano GLF inshore rods, a series of four casting and four Continue Reading
Shimano Introduces SLX Rods at $99
LADSON, S.C. – ICAST 2018 Introduction • Available August ‘18 – Keeping with its ‘Can’t Stop Fishing’ idea in providing anglers with durable, lightweight, easy-to-use tackle, Shimano launches its new SLX rod series, a line-up including nine casting and seven spinning models in a versatile selection of lengths and actions. The rods offer tournament level performance to appease bass anglers Continue Reading
St. Croix Introduces Legend Glass Spinning Rods
Park Falls, WI (July 6, 2018) — St. Croix rod engineers have struck again, answering the call for a spinning version of the immensely popular Legend Glass. St. Croix’s Legend Glass rod series took home top freshwater rod honors at ICAST 2016 for blending classic fiberglass feel to modern IPC® mandrel technology with a blank made of super premium, 100% linear Continue Reading
G.Loomis Redesigns E6X, Expands Offerings
WOODLAND, Wash. USA – 2018 Bassmaster Classic Introduction – NOW AVAILABLE – Providing bass anglers with both performance and value, G. Loomis launches a redesign to its popular E6X Series to make them more durable and even lighter. Available to anglers for the 2018 fishing season, the new E6X bass rods includes 33 models offered in both technique specific, along Continue Reading
Megabass Revamps Orochi XX Series Rods
Since its debut in 2013, the Orochi XX series has embodied the intersection between Japanese rod technology and North American bass fishing. Dedicated to inspiring American anglers to new heights, the Megabass development team constantly pursues new technologies to ensure that each rod continues to earn its place in angler’s hands. With the introduction of X47-ASL Metal Fiber Blanks (“kabt”) Continue Reading
REVIEW: Favorite Balance Casting Rod
The Favorite Balance casting rod and the other Favorite brand rod models gained popularity through marketing from YouTube fishing channels. I’m typically skeptical of market hype products that only become mainstream after massive sponsorship dollars are dropped but the price point of the Favorite Balance intrigued me enough to look closer. My local Cabela’s had a display of them and Continue Reading
2017 Best $100 Bass Fishing Rods
Are you looking for a really good, bang for your buck bass fishing rod? I am always on the lookout and have been trying to test out everything I can. Some of these models included in this list are not new for 2017 but have a few tweaks. Others are much newer lines to the market, but not brands. You Continue Reading
