Unlike me, who regularly forgets where I put my truck keys, monofilament and fluorocarbon fishing line has excellent memory. Because the line spends some serious time wrapped around the spool, first ...

Now that you’re a bit more familiar with the parts of your spinning reel, let’s assume it’s spooled up with fresh fishing line and is ready to go. By the way, the spool should only be filled ...

But how do they choose between a baitcast vs. spinning reel for bass fishing? Baitcasting reels are compact, with a spool of line mounted perpendicular to the rod. The line comes off the spool ...