Sam Hudson

I had an eye-opening experience on an offshore trip to the famous banks off Baja California. Besides the exceptional fishing for yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, dorado, and wahoo, what really stuck out to me was the advanced casting tackle catching these drag-screaming, prolonged fighters. As someone who had used spinning gear to cast big topwater poppers in the past, these West Coasters used lever-drags and even star-drags for every type of fishing imaginable.

Wired2fish is proud to partner with ARK Fishing to give away its new Gravity BF-Avid reel. Five different entrants will win a baitcasting reel that’s completely specialized for ultralight bait finesse fishing (BFS) on creeks and rivers The all-new Ark Gravity BF-Avid Reel is a high-performance entry point for anglers looking to master ultralight bait finesse fishing (BFS) with a baitcasting setup.

Wired2fish is proud to partner with Duckett Fishing to give away its new Jacob Wheeler 2.0 series of rods. Three different entrants will win a rod from the series that includes casting, cranking and spinning models. Jacob Wheeler, a 4-time Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour Angler of the Year (AOY), had a major hand in helping design this specific series. The Duckett Fishing Jacob Wheeler 2.0 is a technique-specific rod series.