Fishing Gear Reviews

The Speedster is a reel for when you want a super high rate of retrieval to recover line on the bottom of the boat or beat the fish that is charging you head-on. A narrow spool and large outside diameter combine to deliver speed that just can’t be matched in...

Cortland’s Trout Boss uses a new jacket material utilizing heat dissipation technology, which ensures minimal friction during false casting, which improves line speed and distance. An extended 65-foot head ensures great roll casting as well as good control at distance from this line. $75* SEE YOUR LOCAL RETAILER FOR CURRENT...

Length - 20’ Beam - 100” Bottom Width - 84” Transom Height - 25” Max Horsepower - 250 Base Price – $48,879. Founded in 1954 in Princeville, Quebec, Princecraft has been producing fishing and sport craft for 60 years and are still going strong thanks to their reputation as a reliable builder of quality boats. Serving...

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...

Airflo was the first line company to experiment with non-stretch fly lines that would enhance sensitivity, enabling fishermen to feel soft hits that might otherwise be missed. This latest generation uses a power core braid that casts and fishes very well. $65* SEE YOUR LOCAL RETAILER FOR CURRENT CANADIAN PRICING As...

Simrad is part of the Navico family of marine navigational and fish-finding products. This Norwegian-based company, whose origins go back...

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...

The Tyee is fully machined from solid bar-stock aluminum and then hard anodized for protection from the elements. The mid-arbor spool allows you to quickly retrieve loose line while the heavy-duty one-way disc drag keeps you from having too much of it lying around. Available in gold, blue or dark...

Filling the need for a travel rod suitable for the beginning caster, the solo is a medium/fast rod with quality components on a gloss brown blank. A carbon fiber and aluminum seat hold the reel while hard chrome single foot snake guides control the line. Line weights from #4 to...