How to Spool a Spinning Reel and a Baitcasting Reel Without Line Twist
Most tangles start at the spool. Here's how to load line onto spinning and baitcasting reels the right way, including backing under braid and how full to fill.
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The Essential Fishing Knots: Palomar, Improved Clinch, Uni, Double Uni and FG
You don't need a book of knots. Five reliable ones handle tying on hooks and lures, joining braid to a leader and spooling a reel.
Fishing Line Weight Chart: Pound Test for Bass, Panfish, Walleye and Catfish
How strong should your line be? Use this chart to pick a pound test for each technique and species, then convert between braid and mono by diameter.
Braid vs Fluorocarbon vs Monofilament: How to Choose Fishing Line
Each fishing line material behaves differently in the water. Here's how mono, fluorocarbon and braid compare, and how to choose for the lures and cover you fish.