In acquiring Mud Hole Custom Tackle and American Tackle Company, Foundation Outdoor Group has become as the industry’s largest supplier of fishing rod components, supplies, equipment and rod building instruction.
American Tackle Company was left celebrating as it picked up the highly prized Best Of Show in the ICAST 2023 New Product Showcase for its Tsuka 2 carbon rod handle.
The organisers of the largest sportfishing industry show, ICAST, deemed the 2023 edition a success and said the sport’s future looks bright as the 13,346 attendees headed home.
Rapala VMC Corporation and James Coble, current majority shareholder of DQC International, which manufactures and markets 13 Fishing rods and reels, have agreed that Rapala VMC will increase its ownership of the Florida-based company to 60 per cent.
US-based industry magazine Fishing Tackle Retailer has a new owner, with Brian Thurston and Carlton Veirs selling up to business leader and outdoor enthusiast Angie Thompson, after 15 years.
The two largest events designed to get more people into angling in the UK will be launched at The Game Fair – the festival of the great British countryside – on July 29th.
Hook and terminal tackle brand VMC has announced the promotion of Cyrille Mathieu to general manager at its Morvillars headquarters and factory in France, with effect from September 1st.
Organisers of EFTTEX 2023 have hailed the trade event in Budapest as a huge success – but they want to build on it for next year and have unveiled a survey for businesses to respond to.
The months leading up to EFTTEX 2023 in Budapest were full of hesitation and uncertainty regarding the added value and usefulness of the trade show that was last held four years ago. But, as TTW’s Guido Knegt reports, it exceeded expectations.
A team of two, who lost out in the UK’s Sea Angling Classic last year, returned with a vengeance for 2023, lifting the coveted trophy and walking away with a stunning boat, engine, electronic system and trailer worth a cool £135,000.
Growth in angling caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, rise in the popularity of niche sectors and continued government initiatives backing fishing will help push the rod sector to new heights over the next decade.
