I've spent more weekends than I can count chasing walleye on Lake Erie and trolling for kingfish out of Bimini, and I can tell you from experience that the difference between a great day on the water and a frustrating one often comes down to your rod holder setup. After mounting, adjusting, and occasionally cursing […]

I still remember the first time I tried to hold a rod, bait a hook, and untangle a bird's nest all at the same time on a muddy river bank. It ended with my reel in the water and a very frustrated bluegill swimming away with my nightcrawler. That was the day I started taking […]