Honest hunting & fishing gear reviews from Texas
Lone Star Adventures is a Texas hunting and fishing channel out of Quanah. This is where we break down the gear: what it is, what it costs, what the specs and published reviews say, and who it makes sense for in Texas.
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Gear Brandon uses
Abu Garcia Rods & Reels (Brand Overview)
Brandon fishes a few Abu Garcia rods and reels. This page is a brand overview built from Abu Garcia's own history and current lineup, so you know what the names mean before you shop.
Read the review →Beyond Braid Braided Fishing Line
Braided line from a Miami company. Lone Star Adventures has an affiliate deal with Beyond Braid. The facts here come from Beyond Braid's own product listing.
Read the review →onX Hunt App
Brandon uses onX Hunt. It is a GPS mapping app that shows public and private land boundaries, works offline, and has hunt-specific layers. Facts below are from onX's own pages.
Read the review →Reel Good Coffee Company (Camp Coffee)
A small-batch roaster built around fishing culture. Lone Star Adventures has an affiliate deal with Reel Good Coffee. Facts here come from Reel Good's own pages.
Read the review →Shop by category
Fishing Gear
Reels, rods, line, baits, kayaks and electronics for Texas lakes, ponds and the Gulf bays.
Hunting Gear
Optics, archery, trail cams, blinds, waterfowl gear and hunting apps for Texas deer and duck seasons.
Camp & Truck
The stuff that rides in the truck: coolers and the coffee that gets you out the door before daylight.
Latest research-based reviews
Abu Garcia Max SX MagnetiQ Low Profile Reel
A budget low-profile baitcaster built around Abu Garcia's MiQ magnetic cast control, which is meant to take some of the backlash pain out of learning a baitcaster.
Read the review →Shimano SLX A Baitcasting Reel
One of the most popular value baitcasters. A compact 150-size reel with a metal HAGANE body and Shimano's SVS centrifugal brakes.
Read the review →PENN Battle IV Spinning Reel
A full-metal saltwater spinning reel with PENN's Hydro Armor sealing. PENN's own size chart puts the 2500 to 4000 sizes squarely on trout, flounder and redfish.
Read the review →Shimano Stradic FM Spinning Reel
A lighter, smoother premium spinning reel that won Best of Category for freshwater reels at ICAST 2023, and that testers also use in saltwater.
Read the review →St. Croix Bass X Casting Rod
St. Croix's value bass line: technique-specific casting rods on an SCII carbon blank with aluminum-oxide guides and a cork/EVA split grip.
Read the review →Ugly Stik GX2 Spinning Rod
The classic tough, cheap rod. A graphite and fiberglass blank built to take abuse, with a 10-year warranty.
Read the review →Watch the hunts and fishing trips
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