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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This Could Save Your Life -- Testing out the SPOT Gen4

While many of our adventures are close to major population centers, we’ve taken a few that were in the far suburbs of “off the grid.” Of course, that remoteness comes with a certain risk if we’re outside the range of cellular phone service. We tested the SPOT Gen4 Satellite GPS messenger on our most recent trip to Guatemala.

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