Fishing duo Cole & Jay demonstrate how to spool braided line on spinning reels with best knots.

Early last month, I reported on the great early-season smallmouth bass fishing some friends and I had experienced during incredible warm weather during the first couple weeks of March. I look forward ...

Last Tuesday, I enjoyed one of my favorite rites of spring as I hooked and landed 18 smallmouths from the Juniata River. Most of those fish averaged 14 to 16 inches, with the biggest on being a ...

Learning how to tie a fishing knot that allows your lure or bait to work properly—and won’t fail under pressure—is a critical skill for any angler. In fact, it may be the single most important and ...

and reel, fresh line, and a premium, quality hook, but in most fishing scenarios, none of that matters if you can’t tie a good knot. So many things can go wrong during a fish fight, but quite often, ...

Braided fishing lines date back to the origins of modern fishing tackle. It was first made by braiding natural materials like silk or horse tails together to make a line capable of fighting fish.