Even on the big boats we fish these days, space in the cockpit can still be a problem. We fish mostly stand-up tackle with our rods at the ready in the aft rod holders on the chair arm and with the ...

The carbon fiber construction gives anglers the lightweight feel of a single-handed net with the added reach of a long-handled net. A bulletproof aluminum net, the Rising’s Brookie XL pairs an ...

—TMA term frequently used in engine building is "long-rod motor"—a reference to engines that use longer-than-stock connecting rods to reduce angularity as a means of increasing torque. Longer rods don ...

You can’t say we didn’t come well-armed: In our flats skiff in the Bahamas, my buddy and I had five fly fishing rods. The rods came from three different manufacturers, in sizes designed to handle any ...

I purchased a new fishing rod the other day. Not that that is any earth-shattering news. Members of my family are used to my occasional splurges on a piece of equipment to further my enjoyment of the ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Spey's the way. Tired of traditional one-handed fly-fishing — in itself a difficult, delicate art — some anglers in the Northwest are turning to Spey rods, rods so long they ...