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Sufix Siege Fishing Line Review

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I’ve fished the ocean rocks for over 3 decades. I mostly use mono fishing line as I’m still convinced mono has the edge on braid for abrasion resistance. It was interesting to see Sufix Siege hit the market because I always look for mono credited with superior abrasion resistance. My deal breaker for any mono

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Garmin Panoptix vs Garmin Livescope – What Are The Differences?

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Garmin is a leading brand in the marine sonar and fishfinder industry. You’ll find countless boats equipped with Garmin. Garmin sounders and fishfinders cover all budgets, hence their broad popularity.  They’re fitted to kayaks, top-shelf sports fishing boats, cruisers, and yachts, from river to sea. Among Garmin, who’s running Panoptix, and who’s running Livescope? More

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Best Fishing Line For Trout in 2024

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I’m continually surprised at how often I’m asked my opinions on fishing line. I’m surprised because, of all things fishing, I’m not overly particular about my fishing line selection. My buddy’s son recently asked me about the best fishing line for trout. I told him, with conviction, “It depends…” The boy’s sharp. And he asked

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How to Tell if Your Fishfinder Transducer is Bad – Troubleshooting and Detecting Problems

How to Tell if Your Fishfinder Transducer is Bad

Fish finders allow us to see everything below the surface of the water, so we know where fish are, what they’re chasing, and what depths they’re at. While the digital display in your boat provides you with a picture of the underwater world, the eye in the water is the transducer. A correctly functioning transducer

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Can A Fish Finder Work Through Ice? Will a Regular Fish Finder Work For Ice Fishing?

Yes, a regular fish finder can work through ice. And while it’s useful to have an arsenal of application-specific fish-finding tools, they aren’t essential.  Even though fish finders aren’t always optimal, it’s extremely rare to find yourself in a situation where they’re useless.. Bottom line is that a fish finder can be a god-send when

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Best Flipping and Pitching Reels – Top Choices & Combos Reviewed For 2024

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Flipping and pitching are effective techniques for successfully fishing any water-based structure. An angler good at both methods has a distinct advantage since bass are ambush hunters. They lie in wait, protected by reeds, trees, rocks, gnarly banks, etc Anglers must be exceptionally accurate if they want to avoid getting snagged or hung up in

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Best Fish Finders for Bank Fishing in 2024 – Top Portable Sonar Models

Man fishing from a bank

Land-based portable fish finders have certainly improved since the angling market’s first foray into bank-based sonar. To make things more appealing for the land-based angler, the selection now ensures most budgets and demands are covered. Like any piece of angling technology, there are key criteria from which to measure efficacy.  We should ask ourselves, does

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Baitcaster Bird Nest – How To Prevent Backlash On A Baitcasting Reel

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There’s death and taxes, and then there’s backlash. All are inevitable. For those unfamiliar with the terms, backlash is the result of spool overrun on baitcasters.  More commonly known as backlash, overrun results in horrendous line tangles called bird nests. The popularity and market dominance of the spinning reel is all thanks to backlash and

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Top 5 Best Fishing Line For Baitcaster Reels in 2024

Baitcasting reel in the fisherman hand

The challenge of fishing line selection is relatively new to mainstream recreational fishing.  Huge technological developments in materials, materials processing, and manufacture have changed the fishing line landscape significantly.  Now we have countless options of mono, braids, and modern fluorocarbon line from which to choose.  The selection process can be a little daunting for the

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Baitcaster Gear Ratios Explained – What Does It Mean on Your Reel? (With Chart)

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For bass anglers, baitcasting reels are a critical piece of equipment.  The control, casting distance, and retrieval rate of these modern reels is unsurpassed. Spincast and spinning reels try to compete, but they are distant rivals in the bass fishing world. The retrieval ability of a baitcasting reel is a combination of the spool size

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What Are the Parts of A Baitcaster Reel? Brake Adjust Knob, Spool Release, Handle, & Other Functions

Man fishing in the morning

The modern baitcasting reel evolved from the Kentucky reels of the early 19th century when inventor William Shakespeare Jr. purchased the rights from another inventor, Walter Marhoff. Marhoff’s addition was a level-wind mechanism that transformed Shakespeare’s earlier backlash-prone reel into the modern version of the baitcasting reel we all know so well. Baitcasters are the

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Best Spinning Reels Under $50 – 2024 – Top Budget Choices For The Money

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Spinning reels come in many models, varieties, and configurations that it’s easy to get lost in all the choices.  Selecting one that is right for you from the dozens of established manufacturers, along with the constant influx of new companies, can be daunting. In this article we’ll discuss some options that will help you decide

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Best Salmon Fishing Lures

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If you’ve ever found salmon fishing to be a challenge, it could be that you haven’t given yourself the advantage of some good salmon lures. When you have the right gear in your arsenal, you’ll be able to fish for salmon in any kind of condition – rain or shine, cloudy or sunny, shallow or

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