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"SPINNING ROD VS CASTING ROD WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE" in black and white text over two images. Left image - Person in white top casting a rod with a silver spinning reel off of boat. Right image - Person in blue top casting a baitcasting reel over water
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Spinning vs Casting Rod: What’s the Difference?

Choosing the right fishing rod, reel, and tackle, is imperative for your success and enjoyment on the water. With the proper gear, you can fish more effectively and maximize your opportunities to catch fish. When it comes to fishing rods, spinning and casting rods are easily the most frequently utilized rods by anglers across the country. Both have their pros and cons, and knowing which one suits you best will go a long way in helping build your fishing gear arsenal. 

Person standing on a sandy beach casting a fishing rod into the ocean, with a blue chair and fishing gear nearby. Large text reads “How to Choose the Best Surf Fishing Gear.”
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How to Choose the Best Surf Fishing Gear

It seems like over the past decade or two, surf fishing has exploded in popularity. Not only is it cheaper and more convenient than many other styles of fishing, but it can be extremely productive as well! For someone who is just getting into surf fishing however, picking out the right rod, reel, and tackle can certainly be a daunting task.

Black spool of Seaguar Threadlock braided fishing line with blue label rests on weathered wood. A fishing reel appears blurred at top right. Text reads: “HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST BRAIDED FISHING LINE”.
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How to Choose the Best Braided Fishing Line

These days, braided fishing line has become an extremely popular choice among anglers, in both fresh and saltwater fisheries, due to its high strength, thin diameter, and low stretch. These are just a few of the factors that make fishing braided lines effective across a wide variety of fisheries. Knowing how to select the best braided fishing line for your specific fishery is crucial as it can significantly influence your fishing success, increase your hookup ratio, and help you land more of the fish that you hook.

Text reads Fishing Holiday Gifts: A Complete Gift Guide. Angler in a maroon hat and long-sleeve shirt fights a fish with a bent rod on a boat over open water.
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Fishing Holiday Gifts: A Complete Gift Guide

The Holidays are just around the corner, which for many means sending loved ones into hysteria as they try to figure out what to get for their beloved angler for the Holidays. We're a tough group to shop for, whether you're a novice angler just getting into fishing or a proven, hardcore angler with decades under your belt. If the endeavor isn't challenging enough to shop for, you must consider the kinds of fishing, price points, species, and more.

Many rods and reels are lined up next to a wall. The rods are mainly black, featuring different grips. Most of the reels on the left are silver and gold lever drag reels. The rest are silver color star drag reels.
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Rod And Reel Quiver For Southern California

If you were to describe what an ideal rod and reel quiver for Southern California was two decades ago, the answer would have been straightforward and compact. In the last decade, the trend and cycle in the Southern California Bight have provided a greater diversity of species to target, along with some record size fish.

Split image comparing star drag and lever drag reels. Left: angler using a star drag reel in yellow-toned light. Right: angler using a lever drag reel in cool blue light. Text reads “STAR DRAG VS LEVER DRAG.”
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Star Drag Reels vs. Lever Drag Reels

What is the difference between a Star Drag Reel and a Lever Drag Reel, and what are the applications in selecting one?

“The Story of Marlin Magic’s The Hibby” in white text beside a group of five glossy Marlin Magic trolling lures with reflective inserts and black-topped resin heads on dark wood.
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The Story of Marlin Magic's The Hibby

The Marlin Magic "The Hibby" is a lure dedicated to Captain Kevin Hibbard. This is the story of this special lure.

Abalone shells in iridescent blue-green tones shown beside a person holding a glossy resin bait piece with abalone shell insert. Text reads “How Marlin Magic Jewelry Baits Are Made.” in white and yellow.
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How Marlin Magic Jewelry Baits Are Crafted

The Marlin Magic Jewelry Bait are all hand fitted, hand cut with lapidary equipment from real shell slabs that feature individually fitted and matched sides, bottom and noses to form functional works of art.

Display of PowerPro fishing line spools on a wooden counter with text “How To Pick Your PowerPro Line” in bold white letters, surrounded by racks of fishing rods and gear inside a tackle shop.
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How To Pick Your PowerPro Line

At Melton Tackle we offer several styles of PowerPro line – Learn which one is right for you.