While air travel with just about any rods these days is often a monumental pain in the butt, serious surf anglers are particularly burdened. Unlike most of us, who use 7- or 8-foot sticks, theirs are often in the 10- to 11-foot range, or even longer. There have also been a dearth of high-end travel surf rods. Daiwa aims to remedy that with their Ardito Series, as we found out from the company’s Chris Martin.
A sapphire blue chunk jig trailer may be the forgotten secret of 80s and 90s superstars like Denny Brauer — but that’s all the more reason to reintroduce it to your heavy cover flipping arsenal.
At ICAST 2026, we caught up with Brock Mosley to learn why he trusts Island Optics sunglasses on the tournament trail and which lens colors and frame styles he relies on for everything from clear-water smallmouth fisheries to stained southern reservoirs.
Rediscover the power of frog-patterned topwater poppers. Learn why classic frog colors still trigger explosive bass strikes—shop top picks at Tackle Warehouse.
Crush marlin, tuna, and even freshwater fish (?) with the best sardine-pattern lures. See our top picks from Tackle Warehouse & AFTCO—proven fish-catchers.