Daiwa Seaborg 300J – Downscaled Frame with Extreme Performance

Daiwa is here to pull deep-dropping away from its almost heavy machinery roots with the new compact Seaborg 300J electric reel. Moving away from bent butt rods and jumbo reels, the new Seaborg 300J is the smallest electric reel yet, coming in at 20.1 ounces and comfortable in the hand. Letting an...

By Eugene L. •

Chasing Daytime Swordfish in St. Augustine

Swordfish have always been a fish I’ve only read about or seen a few steaks of behind the glass at the fish counter growing up. Something that I thought was only attainable through commercial means, or with long-range offshore trips that required great effort and some luck. Then in the 2000...

By Eugene L. •

Fudd Friday: Will Trump's Executive Order Make Lead Shot Great Again?

Taking a quick scan through the Reinvigorating America’s Hunting Heritage (see the whole announcement here ), you’ll note that it’s mostly about preserving Americans’ access to the great outdoors for shooting and hunting. In an age where hunters are facing a decline i...

By Zac K •

AllOutdoor Review – PENN Warfare II Star Drag Reel

So if you’ve ever fished saltwater, there is a very small chance that you aren’t familiar with PENN Reels. One of the oldest brands in fishing, PENN has been around since the 1930s. I grew up on them, fishing for snapper on old 4/0 PENN Senators 113s. These were and are tanks, simple ...

By Eugene L. •

POTD: The Winchester Model 20 Junior Trap Outfit – Trap in a Suitcase

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have Winchester trying to invent the youth shooting market and packing it in a suitcase. Winchester came out of World War One with an enormous factory and not enough to build in it. The answer was to sell everything. By 1919 there were Wincheste...

By Sam.S •

Van Staal VR II 25 Bailed Spinning Reel – New Micro Titan of a Reel

Legendary name in the surf fishing world, Van Staal, is back with a pint-sized powerhouse of a spinning reel, the new Van Staal VR II 25 bailed spinning reel. Built for anglers who fish some of the toughest fishing conditions, the Van Staal VR II 25 bailed reels bring Van Staal’s legendary ful...

By Eugene L. •

Angler Reels In One of the Largest Tripletail Ever Caught in the Gulf

Some fish are just plain strange-looking, and the tripletail is one of them. This odd fish gets its name from the way its dorsal and anal fins stretch back near the tail, giving the appearance of three tails instead of one. Tripletails are known for floating on their sides near the surface of the...

By AllOutdoor Staff •

Van Staal VSX2 Surf Rods – Completing the Ultimate Surf System

Van Staal, a leader in all things surf fishing, is here finishing off their ultimate surf fishing system with the new VSX2 surf rods. These new surf rods have been designed from the ground up to match up perfectly with the Van Staal X2 reels, to deliver a seamless, high-performance setup for dedi...

By Eugene L. •
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