In many ways, baitcasting rods are the foundation of bass fishing equipment. Besides finesse fishing and a few other techniques, almost all largemouth and smallmouth fishing is done with a casting ...

Luckily, rod and reel combos come in a wide variety of setups, from trout spinning reels to baitcasting rods. I’ve been fishing for more than a decade and have used some great combos and some ...

I’ll bet I have baitcasting tackle in my hand between 80-and-90-percent of the time I’m fishing. But for that other ...