Our expert tested and reviewed the best surf fishing rods, from spinning rods to casting rods, for beginners and experienced anglers alike.

There are eight types of fishing rods: spinning, casting, fly fishing, ultralight, telescoping, trolling, surf and ice fishing rods.

When people think of surf fishing, the image that comes to mind is someone wading into waist-deep water with a 10- to 12-foot rod and making a long cast. Those mammoth surf casting rods have their ...

Likewise, a 10-foot rod might struggle to fire lighter lures as far as you’d like them to go, but if you need to send a metal lure a mile to blitzing bluefish, you need the length and power. Read Next ...

In a day when surf fishermen can spend two, three even four hundred dollars on a top end surf rod, it's hard to imagine anyone fishing on the beach with a stick and a couple of guides. But if it ...

Before him were five surf-casting rods, a tray of lures, a cooler full of bait, and charts listing the saltwater game fish of Maine – all courtesy of state park Ranger Glenn “Doc” Dochtermann.