Finding the best shrimp nets used to mean hauling a tangled mess of mono filaments down to the pier and hoping the splash was right. After spending the last three months rigging, throwing, and cleaning a dozen different models with our team, I can tell you the gap between a great cast net and a […]

I've spent the last 90 days on the water with every major side imaging unit on the market, dragging transducers behind bass boats, mounting them on kayaks, and scanning structure from the Great Lakes to saltwater flats. Side imaging changed how I fish. It changed how I find structure, locate bass on offshore ledges, and […]

I learned how fast things can go sideways in the backcountry the day I watched a kayaker get fogged in on a coastal crossing. We had flares, a whistle, and a VHF radio. None of those mattered as much as the tiny signal mirror he pulled from his PFD that caught a Coast Guard helicopter […]

Looking for the best ski boot bags to protect your gear and make mountain trips easier? I spent the last three months hauling eight top-rated boot bags through airports, parking lots, and ski lodges to find out which ones are worth your money. After hundreds of miles of travel and dozens of car rides with […]

I have spent the last ten summers chasing salmon from drift boats in Alaska, wading the Deschutes River, and fishing from a sit-on-top kayak off the Oregon coast. Nothing teaches a reel faster than a 35-pound Chinook making a blistering run into the current with 200 yards of line screaming off the spool. Cheap reels […]

Your regulator is the single most important piece of dive gear you will ever own. It is quite literally your lifeline underwater, converting high-pressure tank air into breathable gas on demand. I have been diving for over 15 years, and in that time our team has tested dozens of regulator sets across tropical reefs, cold-water […]

Finding the best snorkel fins changes everything about your time in the water. The right pair lets you glide effortlessly over coral reefs, fight mild currents without exhaustion, and explore for hours instead of minutes. The wrong pair leaves you with raw blisters, cramped arches, and a miserable swim back to the boat. I have […]

Carrying loose fins, a mask, and a snorkel across a hot parking lot to the beach is miserable without the right gear bag. After testing snorkel gear bags across multiple trips over the past two years, our team found that the difference between a great bag and a cheap one comes down to three things: […]

When I started hunting for the best snorkel sets after years of fieldwork in the Caribbean, I quickly realized most gear guides skip the one detail that matters most: fit. After spending 14 days testing 8 different snorkel sets across three reefs and a freshwater lake, our team of marine biologists, dive instructors, and travel […]

Yes, you should wear gloves when snorkeling. After testing 10 best snorkeling gloves across three tropical trips and two cold-water excursions, our team found the right pair can mean the difference between a five-hour sunburn and an all-day comfortable session. The best snorkeling gloves protect your hands from harsh UV rays, sharp fire coral, jellyfish […]