A 3.5-inch CHIRP fishfinder with GPS waypointing and a built-in flasher, small and light enough to live on a kayak track mount.

Garmin Striker 4

Garmin 010-01550-00 Striker 4 with Transducer, 3.5" GPS Fishfinder with Chirp

A 4-inch IPS unit that runs in portrait orientation, so it takes up less lateral deck space than a landscape screen of the same size.

Lowrance Eagle 4X

Lowrance Eagle 4X FishFinder with Bullet Transducer, 4-inch IPS Portrait Screen, Black, 000-16110-001

A 4-inch color unit that adds ClearVu down imaging and Quickdraw Contours mapping to the Striker formula, at 11.2 ounces.

Garmin Striker Vivid 4cv

Garmin Striker Vivid 4cv Fishfinder with Transducer - 4-inch LCD Display - Easy-to-Use Scanning Sonar - Color Palettes, 11.2 Ounces (010-02550-00)

A dual-beam sonar unit that ships with a tilt-and-swivel mount and a transom-mount transducer, aimed at anglers who want depth and fish marks without menus.

Humminbird PiranhaMAX 4

Humminbird PiranhaMAX 4 Fish Finder with Transducer, Dual Beam Sonar

A T-bolt track mount with a locking ball head and transducer arm options, sized for displays up to 9 inches.

HITORHIKE Track Mount Base Set

HITORHIKE Kayak Fish Finder Mount with Transducer Arm Options Holds up to 9" Electronics Compatible with Garmin Lowrance Humminbird(Track Mount Base Set)

A telescoping composite arm that puts a transducer over the side of a kayak or SUP and swivels out of the way for transport.

Scotty 141 Transducer Mounting Arm

Scotty 0141 Kayak/SUP Transducer Mounting Arm with Gear-Head Adapter, Black

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A castable sonar ball that streams traditional 2-D and flasher sonar to a phone from up to 200 feet away.

Garmin Striker Cast

Garmin Striker Cast, Castable Sonar, Pair with Mobile Device and Cast from Anywhere, Reel in to Locate and Display Fish on Smartphone or Tablet (010-02246-00)

A three-beam castable with its own Wi-Fi and built-in GPS, which lets it build bathymetric maps of a bank you can only reach on foot.

Deeper PRO+ 2

Deeper PRO+ 2 Sonar Fish Finder - Portable Fish Finder and Depth Finder For Kayaks, Boats and Ice Fishing with GPS Enabled | Castable Deeper Fish Finder with FREE User Friendly App

A small Bluetooth sonar bobber with depth-tagged fish icons, a fish alarm, and a strike alert, aimed at dock and bank anglers.

ReelSonar iBobber

Reelsonar Portable Fish Finder Accurate Fish Depth Finder with Depth Range of 135 feet 10+ Hours Battery Life with iOS & Android App Wireless

A wireless sonar sensor paired with its own color handheld display, so your phone stays dry in your pocket.

Venterior Portable Fish Finder

Venterior Portable Rechargeable Fish Finder Wireless Sonar Sensor Fishfinder Depth Locator with Fish Size, Temperature, Bottom Contour, Color Display

A handheld with a 2.4-inch color LCD and a wireless sonar float rated to 492 feet of operating range, with an antenna you pull out on the handheld.

LUCKY FF718 Portable Fish Finder

LUCKY Portable Fish Finder Transducer Sonar Sensor 147 Feet Water Depth Finder LCD Screen Echo Sounder Fishfinder with Fish Attractive Lamp for Ice Fishing Sea Fishing

The cheapest complete sensor-plus-screen package here, with a 2.4-inch color LCD and a 90-degree sonar cone.

DANOPLUS Portable Fish Finder

Portable Fish Finder Large HD Display Wireless Depth Finders for Boats with 147 feet Depth Detection Sensor, Rechargeable Castable Fish Finder Display Fish, Temp

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A 3.5-inch keyed-interface CHIRP fishfinder with a dual-beam 77/200 kHz transducer and high-sensitivity GPS for marking waypoints. Maximum depth is 1,600 feet in freshwater and 750 feet in saltwater, current draw is 0.23 amps at 12 volts, and the display measures 1.9 x 2.9 inches (3.5 inches diagonal). Water rating is IPX7 and a built-in flasher mode shows sonar in the classic circular format.

A 4-inch color fishfinder with vivid scanning sonar color palettes, shipped with a GT20 transducer that runs Garmin CHIRP traditional sonar and CHIRP ClearVu scanning sonar. It includes high-sensitivity GPS for waypoints, routes and boat speed, built-in Quickdraw Contours mapping, and a tilt/swivel bailmount bracket. The unit weighs 11.2 ounces.

A castable sonar ball that pairs with the free Striker Cast app on Apple or Android devices and streams sonar wirelessly from up to 200 feet away. It offers traditional 2-D and ice fishing flasher sonar modes, works in both shallow and deep water, and runs 10+ hours on an internal USB-rechargeable battery. It powers on automatically when floating in water and off when removed, and can download Quickdraw Community maps with up to 1-foot contours.

A 5-inch chartplotter/fishfinder running Dual Spectrum CHIRP sonar with a Wide Mode for maximum coverage and a Narrow Mode for detailed scanning, using a Low-Q transducer for 2D target separation. It ships with Humminbird Basemap covering more than 10,000 lakes plus continental U.S. coastlines, and is compatible with LakeMaster, CoastMaster and Navionics charts. AutoChart Live records depth contours, bottom hardness and vegetation with eight hours of built-in recording time.

Humminbird Helix 5 G3

Humminbird Helix 5 G3 GPS Fish Finder with Transducer & Dual Spectrum Chirp Sonar

A rechargeable castable fish finder with a 2.4-inch color LCD screen supporting 21 operating languages. It detects to 147 feet (45 m) with a 90-degree sonar cone, and displays a fish-size icon with depth, water temperature, bottom contour and water surface. The sensor and its lamp switch on automatically on contact with water, and a fish alarm sounds and displays on screen when fish pass through the sensor's coverage.

A 7-inch color fishfinder with vivid scanning sonar color palettes and a GT20-TM transducer running Garmin CHIRP traditional sonar and CHIRP ClearVu scanning sonar. It adds high-sensitivity GPS for waypoints, routes and boat speed, built-in Quickdraw Contours mapping, and Wi-Fi connectivity to the ActiveCaptain app for transferring waypoints, receiving notifications and accessing the Quickdraw Community. A tilt/swivel bailmount bracket is included.

Garmin Striker Vivid 7cv

Garmin Striker Vivid 7cv, U.S. with GT20-TM Transducer - Easy-to-Use 7-inch Color Fishfinder and Sonar Transducer, Vivid Scanning Sonar Color Palettes (010-02552-00)

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A 137-piece kit that covers seven rig types, including Texas, Carolina, Florida, split shot, no sinker, jig head and wacky. The contents are 1 pencil, 1 VIB, 1 minnow, 2 spinners, 3 spoon baits, 23 soft baits, 20 splits, 15 offset hooks, 5 wacky hooks, 4 jig heads, 5 weights and sinkers, and 57 other accessories, in a segmented box measuring 6.9 x 4.7 x 1.2 inches.

PLUSINNO 137-Piece Lure Kit

PLUSINNO Fishing Lures, 137Pcs Tackle Box with Tackle Included, Crankbaits, Spoon, Hooks, Weights & Other Accessories, Fishing Bait Lure Gear Kit Gift for Men Bass Freshwater

A 144-piece freshwater kit with poppers, crankbaits, spinners, spoons, KastMaster-style lures, hooks, weights, grubs and paddle tails, whose hooks, soft baits and weights support 13 rigging styles including Wacky, Neko, Weightless Texas, Jighead, Weedless Ned and Free Rig. It ships in a 3600 tackle box with a 360-degree waterproof gasket and a desiccant pack, plus pliers with a safety lock and reset spring.

MadBite by KastKing 144-Piece Freshwater Kit

MadBite by KastKing Fishing Tackle Kit, 144pcs Freshwater Lure Kit

A 32-piece set of inline spinners and spoons in nine sizes from 2.5 to 3.5 inches, weighing 0.11 to 0.42 oz, with free-spinning hand-finished electroplated blades, brass bodies, corrosion-resistant hooks and plume tails. It ships with a tackle box and targets bass, trout, walleye and pike.

PLUSINNO 32-Piece Spinner and Spoon Kit

PLUSINNO Fishing Lures Spinner Baits, 32PCS Trout Bass Fishing Lures, Spinning Spoons with Copper Body & Blade, Fishing Gear Kit with Tackle Box Gifts for Men Bass Trout Freshwater

A 15-lure set curated across sizes, shapes and colors, including dedicated freshwater and saltwater baits, with 3D eyes, realistic patterns, sharp barbed hooks and stainless steel components. Every treble hook has a protective sleeve, and the lures ship in a mini tackle box with high-density foam inserts.

PLUSINNO 15-Piece Gift Lure Set

PLUSINNO Fishing Lures kit, Bass Fishing Lures for Freshwater, Fishing Gear Set Gifts for Men, Father's Day Fishing Gifts for Men, Fishermen, and Anglers.

A waterproof 3600-size tackle box with a 360-degree gasket sealing ring, heavy-duty locking latch and one-hand open and close latching. Adjustable removable dividers lock into place, dividers have ventilation holes, and each box includes a desiccant to keep lures rust free.

KastKing HyperSeal 3600 Tackle Box

KastKing HyperSeal Waterproof Tackle Box, 3600 1 Pack. Black

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The KVD 1.5 squarebill wanders with an erratic action while still running true, diving 3 to 7 feet and deflecting off cover to entice strikes. Per Strike King it has no internal rattles — a silent approach built for shallow power fishing.

Strike King KVD 1.5 Squarebill

Strike King KVD 1.5 Square Bill Crankbait, Natural Shad (HCKVDS1.5-699)

A 3-inch, 1/2-ounce shad profile whose interior rattles produce a sound nearly identical to distressed baitfish, per Bill Lewis. It sinks, so it can be fished fast or slow, shallow to deep, and the Chrome/Blue Back pattern has 35-plus years of production behind it.

Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap (1/2 oz)

Bill Lewis Lures RT25B Rat-L-Trap, 1/2-Ounce, Chrome/Blue Back

The Bandit Series 300 dives 8 to 12 feet when cast on 10-pound line, with a searching swimming action and a molded-in lip that runs true right out of the package. Per Bandit, the butyrate body and lead weights create a dull thud sound.

Bandit Series 300

BANDIT LURES Series 300 Crankbait Bass Fishing Lures, Dives to 12-feet Deep, 1/4 oz, Red Crawfish, (BDT338)

Designed and tested by Kevin VanDam to deflect off rocks in extremely shallow water, this 3/8-ounce squarebill runs only about 10 inches deep. It wears a chip-resistant Natural Bream finish with 3D eyes and size 3 black nickel treble hooks.

Strike King KVD 2.25 Shallow

Strike King KVD 2.25 Shallow Fishing Lure, Shallow Running Squarebill Crankbait, Natural Bream, 3/8-Ounce

An 8-pack of diving crankbaits in assorted colors for clear, stained and muddy water. Per Richary, the extended lip dives to roughly 8 feet, and each high-impact ABS body carries a stainless steel rattle chamber and two high-carbon steel treble hooks.

Richary Crankbait Kit (8-pack)

Richary Crankbait Lures Kit, 8-Pack Lifelike Hard Swimbaits with Diving Lip for Bass Fishing, Assorted Colors, Freshwater Saltwater Fishing Gear for Bass, Trout, Pike

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The original soft-plastic stickbait, with a salt-impregnated body that creates its signature horizontal, shimmying fall. This is the 5-inch size in June Bug purple with emerald flake, 10 per pack, and it rigs weightless, wacky, Texas, Carolina, shaky head, or as a jig trailer.

Yamamoto 5" Senko (10-pack)

Yamamoto 5" SENKO JUNE BUG PURPLE W/ EMERALD FLAKE (10 PACK)

A classic 7-inch ribbon-tail worm in Black Blue Fleck, built on a time-tested big-bass profile. Berkley says its PowerBait scent formula increases bite retention 18x, and the worm rigs Texas, Carolina, or on a shaky or dragging jighead.

Berkley PowerBait Power Worm 7"

Berkley PowerBait® Power Worm Fishing Bait, Black Blue Fleck, 7in | 18cm, Irresistible Flavor, Classic Curly Tail Worm Profile, Ideal for Spring, Summer and Fall Fishing

An all-purpose 5-inch stick worm with a subtle, lifelike action, shown here in Watermelon Candy. It features a unique hook slot that Yum says provides better hook-ups, and it fishes Texas, Carolina, or wacky rigged, weighted or weightless.

Yum Dinger 5" (Watermelon Candy)

Yum Lures Dinger Classic Worm All-Purpose Soft Plastic Bass Fishing Lure - Great Texas Rigged, Wacky Style, Carolina Rigged, Pitched, Etc., Watermelon Candy, 5''

A 4-inch soft plastic craw with a slender body and two realistic pincers, sold 7 to a pack. The patented Rage Flange catches water and moves the appendages at any retrieve speed, and it fishes Texas-rigged, Carolina-rigged, or as a jig trailer.

Strike King Rage Craw

Strike King Rage Craw 4-Inch Fishing Lure, Soft Plastic Grub, Unique Design, Realistic Pincers, Slender Body, 4-Inches, 7-Pack

A compact 4-inch creature bait with Strike King's exclusive Rage tail flange design, which catches water for consistent, subtle action at any retrieve speed. It comes in Green Pumpkin Purple Swirl, 7 baits per pack, and per Strike King it is ideal as a flipping bait paired with a structure jig head.

Strike King Rage Bug

Strike King (RGBUG-807) Rage Bug 4 Fishing Lure, 807 - Green Pumpkin Purple Swirl, 4", Flanges for Consistent, Subtle Action

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A 5-inch soft plastic stick worm in watermelon red flake, sold in a 100 pack. It can be Texas, Carolina or wacky rigged, weighted or weightless, and a unique hook slot provides better hook-ups.

Yum Dinger 5" Stick Worm (100 pack)

Yum Lures Dinger Classic Worm All-Purpose Soft Plastic Bass Fishing Lure 100 Pack, Watermelon Red Flake, 5 Inch

A three-pack of Heddon's walking-style topwater in bone, baby bass and foxy shad colors, rigged with super sharp treble hooks. It targets everything from largemouth bass to stripers to speckled trout.

Heddon Super Spook (3-pack)

Heddon Super Spook Topwater Fishing Lure for Saltwater and Freshwater, Multi, 3-Pack

A five-piece bladed-jig kit in 3/8 oz with multi-color silicone skirts and sticky-sharp heavy-wire needle point hooks in black nickel. The jigs fish with or without a soft plastic trailer and store in an included plastic box.

MadBite Bladed Jig 5-pc Kit (3/8 oz)

MadBite by KastKing Bladed Jig Fishing Lures, 5 pcs Multi-Color Kits, Irresistible Vibrating Action, Sticky-Sharp Heavy-Wire Needle Point Hooks, 3/8 oz Sizes, Includes Storage Box

A segmented, jointed swimbait that wiggles, vibrates and rattles on the retrieve, built with heavy-duty Dyneema fiber joints instead of tear-prone soft plastic. Sharp, corrosion-resistant BKK hooks finish the package.

TRUSCEND Swimmax Jointed Swimbait

TRUSCEND Swimmax Easy Catch Fishing Lures with BKK Hooks, Wiggling, Vibrating, Rattling and Gurgling for More Bite, Heavy-Duty Dyneema Fiber Jointed Swimbaits for Bass, Trout, Walleye, Crappie, Pike

A 137-piece freshwater kit with a pencil bait, a VIB, a minnow, two spinners, three spoons, 23 soft baits, plus hooks, weights and accessories in a compact 6.9 x 4.7 x 1.2 inch segmented box. It covers seven rig types, including Texas, Carolina, split shot, jig head and wacky.

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A walk-the-dog style walking bait and long-time tackle-box staple, sold as a 3-pack in bone, baby bass and foxy shad colors. It comes rigged with super sharp treble hooks and targets largemouth bass, stripers and speckled trout.

A 2 1/2-inch, 1/4-ounce tournament-proven popper with

Rebel Pop-R Triple Threat (3-pack)

Rebel Lures Pop-R Topwater Popper Fishing Lure, Triple Threat 3 Pack, Pop-R (1/4 oz), One Size

A plopper-style topwater whose rotating tail starts working immediately, even at slow retrieve speeds, producing balanced side spray, a gurgling sound and a straight swim. The aerodynamic body and double-blade design cast long, and it comes factory-equipped with corrosion-resistant BKK hooks.

TRUSCEND Popobait Plopper

TRUSCEND Popobait Easy Catch Fishing Lures with BKK Hooks, Instant Startup, Longer Cast, Balanced Spray/Sound/Swim, Plopper Topwater Lures for Bass, Trout, Pike, Freshwater Saltwater Fishing Teasers

A five-frog hollow-body set — three 13 g large frogs and two 8 g mediums — with a weedless design that glides through thick cover. The soft hollow body collapses on the bite to expose the stainless steel double hook.

Jeoronuly Hollow-Body Frog Set (5-pack)

5PCS Topwater Frog Lures Set with Box, Realistic Soft Hollow Body Fishing Lures for Bass Snakehead Pike Bowfin, Weedless Freshwater Simulated Frog Baits

A 3.5-inch, 13 g prop frog with two 360-degree rotating propeller feet that churn the surface as it swims. The PVC hollow body has a no-sink design with a built-in lead sinker, a 3D-eye frog finish and a weedless double barbed hook.

KRLAO Prop Frog Kit (5-pack)

Topwater Frog Lure Bass Trout Fishing Lures Kit Set Realistic Prop Frog Soft Swimbait Floating Bait with Weedless Hooks for Freshwater Saltwater (Pack of 5)

Best Topwater Bass Lures: Frogs, Poppers, and Walking Baits

A 150-piece set of high-carbon circle hooks across six sizes (#1 to 5/0) in a reusable box, with the offset point that makes circle hooks self-set. They are a smart choice for live bait and catfish.

JSHANMEI Circle Hooks (150 pc)

JSHANMEI 150 pc Circle Hooks Assortment, High-Carbon Steel

A 500-piece high-carbon circle-hook assortment in ten small sizes with a storage box, aimed at panfish, trout and other light bait fishing. It is a cheap way to cover every small-hook need.

500 pc Carbon-Steel Hook Assortment

500 pc High-Carbon Circle Hook Assortment, 10 Sizes with Box

Sougayilang's 50-piece worm hook set covers sizes 1 to 3/0 in a pocketable box, built from high-carbon steel for soft-plastic rigs. It is a tidy starter set for Texas and wacky rigs.

Sougayilang Worm Hooks (50 pc)

Sougayilang High-Carbon Worm/Jig Hook Set, 50 pc with Box

A 2,000-piece wide-gap offset worm hook assortment spanning ten sizes (#3 to #12) for soft-plastic bass fishing. It is the bulk-buy that keeps you stocked for years.

HETH Offset Worm Hooks (2000 pc)

HETH 2000 pc Wide-Gap Offset Worm Hook Set, 10 Sizes

Sixty wide-gap offset worm hooks from #1 to 5/0 with a bait-keeper barb, packed in a reusable box. They lock soft plastics in place for Texas rigs.

FCFKUK Offset Worm Hooks (60 pc)

FCFKUK 60 pc Wide-Gap Offset Worm Hooks (#1-5/0)

Harmony Fishing's Razor-series weedless wacky hooks come ten to a pack with a wire weed guard, built specifically for wacky and Neko rigs. They let you skip Senkos into heavy cover snag-free.

Harmony Fishing Wacky Weedless Hooks

Harmony Fishing Razor Series Wacky Weedless Hooks (Size 1, 10 pk)

UCEC's 100-piece EWG offset worm hooks span six sizes (#1 to 5/0) on a 2X-strong high-carbon shank with a Z-lock bait keeper. They are built for big-bass soft plastics.

UCEC EWG Worm Hooks (100 pc)

UCEC 100 pc EWG Offset Worm/Bass Hooks, 6 Sizes

A 25-piece set of weighted weedless swimbait hooks in five sizes with a spring twist-lock to hold soft plastics. The belly weight gives a slow, natural sink.

SHUNWEI Weighted Swimbait Hooks (25 pc)

SHUNWEI 25 pc Weighted Weedless Swimbait Hooks, 5 Sizes

Hooks use two scales that run in opposite directions. In the numbered range a bigger number is a smaller hook, so a #16 is tiny and a #1 is much larger; once you pass #1 you switch to 'aught' sizes (1/0, 2/0, 3/0 and up) where a bigger number is a bigger hook. Match the hook to the size of your bait and the mouth of your target fish.

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The Orvis Encounter is a complete 8'6" 5-weight outfit with rod, reel, line, backing and leader pre-rigged and backed by Orvis's guarantee. It is the standard all-around trout setup, ready to fish out of the tube.

Orvis Encounter 5-wt Fly Outfit

Orvis Encounter Fly Rod Outfit, 8'6" 5-wt, 4-Piece Rod/Reel/Line Combo

Redington's Crosswater outfit is a 9-foot 5-weight, 4-piece combo with reel, Rio line and a travel case at a friendly price. It is a dependable entry into fly fishing from a respected brand.

Redington Crosswater 5-wt Outfit

Redington Crosswater Fly Outfit, 9' 5-wt, 4-Piece Rod/Reel/Line Combo

The Redington Wrangler Trout kit is a 9-foot 5-weight combo with a Crosswater reel, line, leader and case, tuned for trout streams and stillwaters. It steps up the rod quality over bargain combos.

Redington Wrangler Trout Kit

Redington Wrangler Trout Fly Fishing Kit, 9' 5-wt with Case

Wild Water's 9-foot 5/6-weight combo bundles a 4-piece graphite rod, CNC-machined reel, pre-spooled line, flies, nippers and a case. It is a budget all-in-one kit for new fly anglers.

Wild Water 5/6-wt Fly Combo

Wild Water Fly Fishing Combo Starter Kit, 9 ft 5/6-wt, 4-Piece

Ventures' Weekend Warrior is a 23-piece package built around their Fly Flinger rod, adding a net, sling pack and 40-fly Essential Collection. It is a premium, no-shopping-required starter system.

Ventures Weekend Warrior Combo

Ventures Fly Co. Weekend Warrior 23-Piece Fly Fishing Starter Package

For all-around trout fishing it is hard to beat a 9-foot, 5-weight rod, the size most guides recommend as a first outfit. It has enough backbone to fight a 20-inch trout yet stays light enough to make catching average 8-to-12-inch fish fun, and it handles dry flies, nymphs and small streamers equally well.

What size fly rod should a beginner buy?

For your first fly setup, yes. A matched combo comes balanced, pre-spooled with backing and line, and ready to cast, which removes the guesswork of pairing components yourself and usually costs less than buying everything separately.

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A six-section travel rod that breaks down to about 15 inches yet still fishes like a real spinning rod, shipping with a reel, two tips and a hard case. It is the kit to grab when you want to pack a rod into carry-on luggage or a backpack.

Rigged & Ready World Traveller Travel Rod

Rigged & Ready World Traveller 6-Section Travel Rod, Reel & Case Combo

The Ugly Stik GX2 blends graphite and fiberglass into a nearly indestructible blank with a clear sensitive tip, making it the classic do-everything freshwater rod. It is the rod most anglers hand a beginner without a second thought.

Ugly Stik GX2 Spinning Rod

Ugly Stik GX2 Spinning Rod (Graphite/Fiberglass, Clear Tip)

Phenix builds the Feather around a Nanolite-resin blank with a tapered design that puts the balance point right in your palm, paired with premium Carbide guides. It is a sensitive, lightweight stick aimed at finesse bass anglers.

Phenix Feather Spinning Rod

Phenix Feather Series Spinning Rod, Nanolite Resin Blank

A solid nano-tech slow-pitch jigging rod with genuine Fuji guides and reel seat, built to load up and drop heavy jigs in deep saltwater. It is a specialist tool rather than an all-rounder.

GOOFISH Slow-Pitch Jigging Rod

GOOFISH 6'6" Slow-Pitch Jigging Rod, Fuji Guides (PE3-6)

Abu Garcia's Veritas casting rod uses a light, balanced 30-ton graphite blank with stainless guides for medium-heavy bass duty. It is a step up for anglers ready to leave entry-level rods behind.

Abu Garcia Veritas Casting Rod

Abu Garcia 6'10" Veritas Casting Rod, Medium-Heavy, Fast Action

KastKing's Perigee II pairs a 24-ton carbon blank with Fuji O-ring guides at a budget price, and it comes in a wide range of lengths and powers. It is the value pick for anglers who want quality components without the premium cost.

KastKing Perigee II Spinning Rod

KastKing Perigee II 7' Spinning Rod, Medium-Heavy, Fast

Start with the fishing you actually do, then match length, power and action to it. A longer rod casts farther while a shorter rod is more accurate in tight quarters; graphite is light and sensitive, while fiberglass and composite trade a little feel for toughness and a lower price. Pick the rod that fits your target species, budget and the water you fish most.

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