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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A Hall of Fame Strike King Beatdown

Have you fished with a member of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame? How about two in one week? On one of the best public trophy bass fisheries in the world? I have, and in case the memory wasn’t indelibly burned into my brain, I saved two lures from that week to remind me of just how good those two pros are.

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