Whether you've put a hairline crack in your ferrule, snapped a guide, or lost a tip, the repair is the same; basic rod wrapping. Except for your grip, everything that's attached to your rod is simply, ...

Recently we've taken a look at header coatings and even showed you a no-buck way to rust-proof your mild steel headers. So we thought it was only appropriate to hit the trifecta and take an in-depth ...

BACK IN MAY, I drove to Yarmouth, Maine, to visit the Maine Fly Co. I was there to pick up a custom fly rod they’d made for me and to go fishing with owner and founder Jeff Davis. I expected to find a ...

Avid saltwater anglers know the stubby fish-fighting rods as Whopper Stoppers. They are short fishing tools, only 46 inches long, that make short work of albacore, yellowtail and tuna. Novice anglers ...

Labeling or marking your rods serves two helpful functions during a day’s fishing. First, it lets you keep track of any rod that might have a bad spot in the line or a reel whose drag starts ...

Rob Horken might best be remembered as "Ernie the Angler," his longtime alter ego who did weekly summer fishing reports on WDAZ-TV Channel 8 in Grand Forks, but in retirement, Horken keeps his feet in ...

Really good hot rod events become familiar but never grow old. You develop a routine for the event, a methodical way of taking it all in that includes meeting some of the same old friends, eating at ...