Hanna Robbins and Jennifer Combs with a cooler full of crappie from Lake Sam Rayburn

The Outdoor Gear We Recommend

We may have a little bit of a hoarding problem. Good gear need not be expensive, but it has to improve the experience in some way. Whether it’s the right rod, a certain bait, or the world’s best rainsuit, we’ll give unfiltered opinions on what we use and why we use it.


No tackle shop on earth provides more specialized gear for bass than Tackle Warehouse. If you want it, they've got it in stock — whether it's a proven winner or the newest items on the market — and their service is exceptional.

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Realistic Goby Baits for Big Bronze Bass

As the northland thaws, it’s a good reminder to pack bass lures that are meant to resemble gobies. These invasive species may have some deleterious impacts on other industries, but in the Great Lakes and elsewhere they’ve turned the smallmouths into footballs.

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Tournament-Winning Lures for the St. Lawrence River

This week the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series season will conclude on New York’s St. Lawrence River. It’s a familiar venue for most of the anglers, as this will be the seventh straight season that the Elites will compete there, and the ninth time in the last 11. Here are the winning baits from that great run.

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