Simon Cosovan·Sep 25Surf Rods: The Longest Rod on the Beach Rarely Casts the FurthestLength, cast weight and action, matched to your water. That is the whole game.
Simon Cosovan·Sep 21Travel Rods: You Are Trading Pack Size Against Fishing FeelTelescopic or multi-piece — the honest difference, and the small details that decide whether it feels like a real rod or a compromise.
Simon Cosovan·Sep 18Rod Holders: The Open Tube Is the One That Loses You a RodBuy for where you fish — then buy the lock, not the cheapest cradle.
Simon Cosovan·Sep 15Metal Lures: They Eat It on the Drop, Not on the WindA lump of metal gets down to the fish faster than anything else in the box — if you stop winding long enough to let it.
Simon Cosovan·Sep 12Hard-Body Lures: The Bib Decides, Not the PaintMatch running depth first and colour last — three lures cover the whole water column.