Happy Wednesday! In today’s roundup, you’ll find:
Helpful tips to build a monthly fishing budget that keeps angling affordable, from your bait to your boat
Our eight picks across a range of categories for the Best Saltwater Spinning Reels, all tested in Florida’s coastal waters
A hybrid crappie caught in Ohio that required the creation of a whole new record category
… and more! Read on to check out the features, news stories, and gear giveaways we have for you this week.
It’s Not That Hard to Fish on a Budget
You don’t have to sacrifice your hobby or stop investing in gear if you stretch your dollars by sticking to a fishing budget.
Shake a Minnow the Old-School Way
To master the technique of tight lining, or moping, all you need is discipline, boat control, and traditional 2D sonar to target suspended bass.
Tuttle Creek’s Big Crappie Comeback
The 12,000-acre reservoir in northeast Kansas has long been known for its big crappies, which are on full display in the month of May.
Best Saltwater Spinning Reels
Battle-tested throughout Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts, these reels are some of our favorites for performing well in saltwater conditions.
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Top Fishing News of the Week
Hybrid Crappie Officially Sets New Ohio State Record
Jesse Miller’s crappie, which measured 18.3 inches long with a girth of 16 inches, tipped the scales at 4.27 pounds.After decades of strict consumption advisories, anglers can eat fish caught from the New York river for the first time in 50 years.
Snook Caught in Costa Rica Could Be New IGFA World Record
The fish weighed 72.6 pounds on certified scales, easily topping the current Pacific black snook record of 59.5 pounds.Are There More Than One Species of Smallmouth Bass?
Nearly 30 years of research suggests that the “smallmouth bass species complex” actually contains four separate groups.It’s Official: Tennessee Has a New Record Largemouth
On May 11, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) confirmed Nunley’s fish as the new state record for largemouth bass.
