Here’s an observation I've picked up over five decades fishing the Virginia coast: spinning reels and saltwater do not mix.

Fly reels used to play second fiddle to rods, at least in the fly-fishing world. Volumes have been written about the nuances of bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite fly rods. But the reel? “It’s just a ...

A special casting reel lets a person with severe paralysis cast a rod and reel, work the lure, and reel in fish. The reel, called Ken’s Power Caster, comes from engineers at Adaptive Creations in ...

Essential for casting baits to tailing sailfish while fishing off the Florida Keys or pitching a live bait to a striped marlin off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the best offshore saltwater spinning reels ...