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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Luggage - Inexpensive, Not Cheap

There are plenty of dumb ways to spend your money, but in my opinion one of the dumbest is super-expensive luggage. I mean, if you want to spend $9,100 on a Louis Vuitton Bisten suitcase that’s your business, but I can pretty much guarantee you that the baggage handlers will treat it every bit as harshly as they treat a bargain basement roller from the discount store. In fact, they might resent you enough that they’ll treat it worse. If you’re flying on your own Gulfstream, that might not be quite as much of an issue, but nevertheless I’m sure you can find plenty of better uses for that cash.

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