Fishing Gear Reviews

Mepps Aglia BriteMepps continues to raise the bar when it comes to lures and the new Aglia Brites are just another example of this. The classic Mepps Aglia are now available with a brightly colored body, with the classic Mepps French blade in polished brass or plated with genuine silver.

Constructed on a foundation of 6061-T6 hardened aluminum, Raw2’s smooth and powerful multi-disc drag system features Carbonite and stainless steel washers for consistent, long-wearing performance. Unique in design, the drag system operates as a lever drag, making it easy to reliably tension line when setting downriggers and then return to...

Hatch Finatic are absolutely beautiful machined aluminum reels loaded with features you would expect on a high-end reel. The spools fit into the one-piece frames very precisely and are locked in place with something Hatch calls the “power flower”. The result is a reel with almost no lateral flex, no...

Length - 28’6” Beam - 114” Bottom Width – 90” Transom Height - 25” Max Horsepower - 450 Base Price - $125,985. Kingfisher boats are built in Vernon, BC, in what they describe as the newest, most-advanced aluminum boat building facility in North America. Their boats are built in jigs with all the components pre-stressed so...

After I ran a set of Mickey Thompson tires right past the tread bars, Cooper tires graciously sent me a set of their new Discoverer A/T3’s to try. I have no hesitation in saying that so far I am indeed impressed. The new A/T3’s feature a progressive 5-rib tread design...

Rapala breaks into the wader market by introducing a new generation of waders: EcoWear Reflection Waders. Apart from the special design protected appearance, Rapala® Reflection Waders are manufactured with a unique, ecological technology by Dupont. DuPont™ Cerenol® Polyol, a proprietary new family of high performance poly-ether polyols, is manufactured in...

The Ridge’s supple technology allows the line to follow the water’s surface very effectively and the low-temperature friendly coating keeps the line flexing easily in the cooler months. The core of this line is low stretch and the surface is ridged to reduce drag while casting. $75* SEE YOUR LOCAL RETAILER...

Billed as the lightest machined aluminum disc drag reel on the market, the FWX also features their Giga arbor spool design which allows for fast line pick up and backing drying. A stainless steel one-way clutch in the TORQ-X clutch drive ensures instant drag engagement with no slack. Easily switched...

“Not too stiff, not too soft, just right” are words rod designer Tim Rajeff chose to describe the affordable Carbon series from Echo. Matte brown blanks, cut-away aluminum reel seats and single-foot snake guides make a very nice looking rod at a very reasonable price. With line weights #2 to...