Jerry

If you’re searching for the best fly tying kits for beginners in , I have good news. The kits on the market today are more complete, more affordable, and easier to learn from than they were just a few years ago. After spending weeks at the vise tying woolly buggers, pheasant tails, and griffith’s gnats, … Read more

Our team spent the last three months paddling, anchoring, and casting from sit-on-top, sit-inside, and pedal kayaks with eight of the most popular fishing tackle bags on the market. The best fishing tackle bags for kayak anglers share three traits that bank and boat anglers rarely worry about: a low profile that does not shift … Read more

I have spent more weekend mornings than I care to admit staring at a rod tip on a sand bar waiting for a striper to commit, and that kind of hours-on-the-beach time teaches you fast whether a surf fishing rod is built for the job or just dressed up like it is. A standard 6 … Read more

I still remember the first spring I tried walleye trolling without planer boards. I ran two rods off the back of the boat, watched them tangle every fifteen minutes, and ended the day with one walleye and a lot of frustration. The next weekend I added a pair of inline planer boards and ran four … Read more

Finding the best rod racks for garages comes down to three core categories: wall-mounted racks that free up floor space, freestanding floor racks that hold the most rods per dollar, and ceiling-mounted systems that tuck rods overhead. After comparing capacity, material, mounting style, and real-user feedback across 10 top-rated models, we narrowed down the picks … Read more

If you log more than an hour at a time on the water, the best kayak paddles for touring will change how every mile feels. A touring paddle is a longer, low-angle paddle (typically 210 to 260 cm) built for hours of forward paddling on flat water, sea kayaks, and multi-day expeditions, where low swing … Read more

After 12 years of paddling rivers, lakes, and saltwater bays, I can tell you the right dry bag is the difference between a great day on the water and a ruined trip. When a wave dumps into your cockpit or your kayak broaches in a current, the dry bag is what stands between a wet … Read more

I’ve been chasing bass from a kayak for eight seasons, and the day I switched from a regular life jacket to a purpose-built PFD was the day I stopped leaving lures in the truck. A standard Type III life jacket works fine for a canoe trip. It is awful for kayak fishing. The foam slab … Read more

Finding the best kayak anchors for rivers is the single biggest upgrade you can make to your river fishing setup. I learned this the hard way on Michigan’s Grand River in a 10-foot Vibe Yellowfin, drifting off every honey hole within a few seconds of casting. After months of testing 10 folding grapnel, stakeout pole … Read more

I run a small framing and remodel crew, and I have bought, borrowed, and broken more jobsite generators than I want to admit. After years of testing units from 3,000 watts up to 13,000 watts on real residential and commercial sites, I learned the hard way that not every portable generator belongs on a jobsite. … Read more