DULUTH — T. Dwight Kurz made his living in the Twin Cities investment banking and finance industry, but his passion is ice fishing. He's been fishing since he was old enough to walk and ice fishing ...

I collect baitcasting rods like some people collect coins or Beanie Babies or other ephemera. While choosing the best baitcasting rod may be a matter of fishing conditions and personal preference, I ...

Truth be told, I hadn’t fished with a Fenwick rod for more than a decade. Then, this summer, I was tasked with finding and testing the most innovative, reliable, and affordable bass rods on the market ...

As a child growing up in the small town of Tomball, about 35 miles northwest of Houston, Trey Kistler loved fishing so much that he would illicitly cast for bass in private ponds in his suburban ...

There's one thing crankbait rods for bass all have in common—a parabolic bend. That flex, which is described as a slow or moderate action, stretches from tip to handle. It creates long casts, controls ...