I've spent more than a decade fishing from everything from jon boats to center consoles, and the right rod holder makes or breaks a day on the water. Our team tested 10 of the most popular models over a 90-day period across freshwater lakes, brackish bays, and full saltwater trips. After logging more than 280 […]

I spent the last three summers logging sessions behind a Centurion and a Malibu, riding everything from a beginner-friendly O'Brien System to a high-performance Ronix RXT-style pro model. I have crashed more boards than I want to admit and learned one thing the hard way: the best wakeboards are not always the most expensive ones. […]

Finding the best towable tubes for boating can completely transform a slow afternoon on the lake into the highlight of your summer. Our team has spent the last two seasons testing boat tubes across different lakes, boats, and rider sizes to figure out which ones actually hold up and deliver real fun on the water. […]

Three years ago, my wife and I were 87 miles offshore when the steering cable snapped in 8-foot seas. The VHF radio worked, but our hail was answered by static. The single piece of gear that turned that nightmare into a tow-home story was the 406 MHz EPIRB bolted to our cockpit bulkhead. That moment […]

If you've ever scraped your gelcoat pulling into a slip at speed, you already know why boat docking wheels belong on your dock. I started testing dock wheels three seasons ago after a hard landing cracked a bow rail on my own bay boat. Since then, our team has installed 14 different wheel setups across […]