Sometimes, the “best” combo can change multiple times on a single fishing trip, and comparing a surf-fishing bait rod to a lure-casting crappie rig is like the cliché of pitting apples against oranges ...

On Virginia’s Eastern Shore in April that means it is time to grab your surf fishing rod and head to the beach ... “Use clam, crab, and sand fleas. Tip them with Fish Bites in clam, crab ...