Roseau Times-Region - Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper

By Bill Wilcox

There are several tools for a tournament angler to use to help take top honors at the final weigh-in. The "backbone" that's in our arsenal is the rod and reel. There are countless combinations at our disposal. Rod and reel companies are continuously flooding us with new and better products. Gone are the days when one combo would work for everything. While it would be nice to have 20 different combos to choose from, you can actually get by with six basic sets that will let you make the proper presentation you need to make.

Tournament anglers will likely be better off purch...