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TRIKA Casting, Spinning Rods

Thursday, April 6, 2023 By Tony Jenniges

By Tony Jenniges
Bass Fan Contributor

When I'm testing out a rod, I do my best not to dig into the details like cost, components or other things that may give me a heads-up on what to expect. I want the rod to speak for itself. more

SnapBack Super Plastics
Monday, August 26, 2002 By BassFan.com Staff
How many pounds of soft-plastic baits do you carry in your boat? Probably more than you can bench-press. As we all know, the reason you need so much more
Pro-Series Spinnerbaits
Thursday, August 15, 2002 By BassFan.com Staff
In a world of ever-fancier lures, sometimes it's good to get back to the basics -- in other words, what catches fish, not fishermen. That was the goal of pro Marty more
Pro Balance Beam
Saturday, August 10, 2002 By BassFan.com Staff
Extra Edge Fishing Pro Balance Beam At the 2002 BASS Masters Classic tackle show, what was the one booth the competitors stopped at before the competition more
Quik-Cull culling system
Friday, August 2, 2002 By BassFan.com Staff
How much time do you waste during the culling process? How much damage do you do to the bass with conventional culling systems? Well, throw your more
Pro Pocket Tool System
Wednesday, July 10, 2002 By BassFan.com Staff
Have any of these happened to you? > A short fish swallows your bait, you can't find your pliers and your partner is about to cast at the 5-pounder more
Fork Creature
Tuesday, July 9, 2002 By BassFan.com Staff
When Davy Hite won the 1999 BASS Masters Classic with a "creature" bait (in that case, the Gambler Bacon Rind), sales of creature baits boomed. more
Triple Fish Fluorocarbon and other lines
Wednesday, June 26, 2002 By BassFan.com Staff
Do yourself a favor and read this. Fluorocarbon is the hottest line in professional fishing. As proof, just look at how many brands of fluorocarbon more
Kevin VanDam: Secrets of a Champion (book)
Sunday, May 12, 2002 By BassFan.com Staff
How much would you pay to get into the mind of Kevin VanDam for 10 minutes? Wouldn't you love to be a fly on the deck of his boat for one fishing day? more
Think Helmets
Thursday, March 14, 2002 By BassFan.com Staff
Forget about crash helmets. Bass anglers don't wear helmets because they're worried about crashing. We wear helmets because the weather is nasty, or more
Mega-Weight Jig
Tuesday, March 5, 2002 By BassFan.com Staff
Do you really need a reason to buy Lake Fork Tackle's Mega-Weight Jig? If so, then you might not know the reason already. Here it is: Like the Mega- more
Gambler Jump'n Shad
Monday, March 4, 2002 By BassFan.com Staff
Soft-plastic jerkbaits have come a long way from their origins as a chunky piece of minnow-shaped plastic. Does that style of soft jerkbait still work? Yes, but more