Many little kids start out fishing with a closed-face, push-button reel before learning how to cast a spinning reel. They’re great for beginners, but by age 5, I had both of my kids using a spinning ...

While casting a spinning rod and reel can quickly be taught to young children, there are certain steps you must take to ensure that the process is efficient, tangle-free and that both distance and ...

There’s a generally-accepted premise that freshwater anglers move from the least complex form of fishing reel types to the most difficult to master as they progress in the sport. That typically means ...

Learn about spinning reels Peter Simmons of Simmon's Sporting Goods in Bessemer talks about when to use a spinning reel and goes through the features. Spinning reels are used to catch many different ...

Last week we talked about fishing rod tips, today we're going to talk about fishing reels. The first decision you need to ...

A string of young anglers and a couple of adult novices have spent mornings in my boat over the past couple of months, and every one of them has caught fish from the sloughs, bayous and little lakes ...