best starter baitcaster combo Favorite Lit Casting sensitive 24 Shimano Best Entry Level Baitcaster

Theres a fair amount of content out there for co-anglers and other anglers who find themselves fishing out of the back of the boat from time to time

Shimano has owned G.Loomis for more than 20 years, but the two companies have never matched a top-drawer G.Loomis rod with a Shimano reel, like the combo that will match a Shimano Bantam MGL reel with a G.Loomis IMX-PRO 863C JWR rod

A well-designed grip can make all the difference, especially when youre learning the finer points of thumb control

A heavy spinning setup can be easier to cast with larger baits and easier to manage for certain fishing styles

7-foot medium heavy Probably the most popular size and action casting rod ever made, a 7-foot medium-heavy action fishing rod can do a lot