Muskie fishing demands both mental grit and physical endurance. Hours of casting and retrieving—at times with lures measured in pounds, not ounces—push both anglers and gear to their absolute limits.

Since I discovered Lew's baitcasting reels, I've parked my Calcuttas. The Shimano Calcutta baitcaster has been my favorite stream reel since 2006, when I began specializing in light baitcasting ...

This winter, I set out to test some of the best Shimano reels available, from spinning reels to baitcasters. The test logistics included many moving parts like target species, reel size, and ...