Just got my latest order in the mail from Tackle Warehouse, the Daiwa Viento casting reel. I hadn’t planned on adding a new setup to my collection for this coming season, however I came across this reel marked down to $90.00 USD from $200.00 USD and being a huge fan of Daiwa products I couldn’t stop myself. The Viento is styled very similar to to Sol and the Zillion, two reels by Daiwa that I have been fishing exclusively over...

Having a few family members who are avid fly fishermen I felt obliged to pick up a fly fishing outfit this past year and give it a shot, my target species of course; bass. After spending a few hours up at the Kittery Trading post in Maine and talking through the ins and outs of bass fishing fly rods  with a local fly fishing guide I settled on the 2 piece 9 foot 6-weight Redington Crosswater Fly combo. My Uncle who has been fly fishing as...

I have been fishing the Team Daiwa Sol reel now for over a year and have been thoroughly pleased with its performance on my e21 21 Carrot Gold Stix. The only downside is the inability to throw spinner baits and Jigs 1/2 oz and larger, thus I decided to put together a heavy fishing outfit specifically for this purpose. Given my past experience with Daiwa products I naturally began to research what Daiwa had to offer to fill this void in my...