best tool for cutting fish hooks BASUNE Fishing Pliers and Hook Remover with Line Cutter, Curved Nose Hook Remover Tackle with Nylon Sheath and Fishing Gear Set (Blue) : Sports & Outdoors Cutting capacity wire type piano wire Ø 3.6 mm Fishing Pliers, Stainless Steel Fish

I tested 21 rods (and 15 reels for the companion guide to this) from the respective places for which they were designed: beaches, rocks, boats, and riverbanks, spanning from tiny Catskill-mountain streams to New York Citys East River, and New Zealand river mouths to Caribbean grass flats

Handle length: 55mm

Give the fly some action simply by stripping line with your rod tip pointed at the fly

We did not want either of the kids to get poked by the hook, so we made these covers

This space grows and shrinks depending on the depth of the water because the sonar sends out a ping at a certain angle

A good hook and weed guard paired with a well-designed head and skirt make for a great bass jig