Fluoro has come a long way in the last couple of decades—here’s how to pick the best type for your style of fishing Choosing the fluorocarbon line for your style of fishing is not as complicated as ...

Even the best anglers in the world occasionally fall victim to the dreaded backlash. Casting a baitcasting reel without modulating the spool speed causes fishing line to pile up, creating a terrible ...

The spring fishing season is here, and anglers have to be ready when the fish are biting by spooling their spinning and casting reels with fresh, dependable fishing line. (D'Arcy Egan / The Plain ...

Most experienced bass anglers now make regular use of all three common varieties of fishing line, monofilament, fluorocarbon and braid. Of the three, fluorocarbon probably causes more issues and gets ...

When I started bass fishing over 40 years ago, the best fishing lines for bass were also the only fishing lines for bass. We didn’t have many options back then, and stretchy monofilament had to cover ...

To catch a crappie you have to properly present a lure, or bait, at the right depth, detect the strike, and get the fish into your hands. Your fishing line plays an important role in each one of those ...

Line is the most important but also the most unappreciated component in fishing. It is the connection between fish and lure. Lure presentation often depends on using the right kind of line. Landing a ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Fly fishing shop owner Steve Schmidt is drawing an invisible line in the sand over both new and old fishing technologies that are harmful to the environment. He's out to sink ...

Anglers tend to focus on the portion of their fishing tackle that comes into direct contact with the fish: hooks, artificial lures, flies. Narrowing it down still more, the point of the hook. It does ...

Using the right fishing line for trout can increase your success. Trout are fun to catch, but they’re challenging, too. They have great eyesight with soft and small mouths, eat relatively small things ...