7-foot medium heavy baitcast rod Savannah 843: 7 ft / Med. / Fast Action Full / Casting our medium heavy casting and spinning bass fishing rods will quickly become your go to rod for landing big bass. Lew's Reactor 7' Medium Action

If you're looking for a reel you can inshore fish for striped bass, fluke and blackfish, and then use for yellowtail, grouper, snapper, mahi and tuna, this is it

A+ Superb reel

Agency The Buntin Group

Top pick More ergonomically designed than similarly priced competitors, this reel provides a build quality and durability comparable to those of reels costing $200 or more

Whether you're casting in clear waters or navigating murkier conditions, the right fishing lure color can make all the difference

A reel is there to store line and to help play the fish, but using one isn't absolutely necessary - as anyone who has read Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea will know, you can catch the largest fish that swim with nothing more sophisticated than a hand line, as long as you are patient and have plenty of sea room