Most, though not all, fishing rods come in a variety of lengths, “powers” (what size fish it can handle), and stiffness or “action,” which ranges from slow (that is, soft and sensitive ...

Want to get in on a salty topwater bite? Here's how to catch saltwater fish — from tuna to redfish — on topwater lures.

rather than a stiff fast-action rod, so I could cast more comfortably on creeks. I’d like the fighting butt to be removable, just to feel less silly when trout fishing; then again, a fighting ...

A sensitive rod enables an angler to feel even the subtlest takes, which is particularly important when using small flies or ...

Arching a cast out as far as the lure would go, I waited and counted down the seconds. When the bait approached the bottom, I ...

The rod’s fiberglass tip has a slower action, and fish can take a bait without ... offer a spincast reel specifically for catfish fishing. The Zebco 888 spincast reel on this catfish combo ...

More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the Bay ...

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With power poles lowered into the soft lake bottom, the big craft was stationary. Eight rods with fresh shad rigged Santee ...

I made a steady retrieve, relying on the natural hunting action of my lure ... We used Lew’s Signature Series and XD cranking ...

The goal is to create “action” or “jigging” of the lure, which is what typically triggers a fish to bite. Gear gets more complex if you’re Western-style fly fishing. A fly rod and reel are musts.

People fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta’s Elk Slough near Courtland in this 2020 photo. Rich Pedroncelli AP ...