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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Ott’s Hot Weather River Repertoire

Ott DeFoe does just about everything well on the water, but his calling card is river fishing. He excels in knowing when to abandon the “lake portion” of an impoundment. On several occasions he’s used a tunnel hull boat to get up there, but when wise to do so he’ll also go upstream in his fiberglass Nitro.

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