A little over a year ago, I tested out Level's first offering in the bass fishing rod space-the NGX. For the last month, I've been trying out one of its newest rods that was released at ICAST 2025 - ...

The folks at Ark Rods sent me the Invoker Series 7-foot, 3-inch Mag Medium Heavy casting rod to test recently. When the truck arrived with my rod, he carried it up to my porch like a dead body, two ...

I've said it many times: I'm a little worried that parts of the fishing industry is getting too expensive for the average angler. While there's nothing inherently wrong with expensive products, it's ...

Kevin VanDam is arguably the best angler to ever pick up a fishing rod. So, it stands to reason that his signature series rod - the one he picks up every time he's on the water now - would be worth ...

Truth be told, I hadn’t fished with a Fenwick rod for more than a decade. Then, this summer, I was tasked with finding and testing the most innovative, reliable, and affordable bass rods on the market ...

Shimano is, and has been for a long time, an industry leader in the development and construction of high-end bass fishing gear. Some of their products, like the Curado casting reel, for example, have ...