Rimini proved to be the perfect location for the new-look Pescare Show run by the Italian Exhibition Group, which saw a huge surge in both exhibitor and visitor numbers.
Proposals to finally ban lead in fishing weights, lures and ammunition in Europe have now been released, with plans to phase out its use in certain items over the next few years.
A three-year extension to a ban on fishing for Eastern Blue Groper in New South Wales, Australia, has angered the country’s tackle trade body, which has urged a rethink.
The government of Canada has imposed 25 per cent tariffs on $29.8 billion worth of products imported from the USA, including fishing rods, hooks, nets, lines and other tackle.
The American Sportfishing Association’s conservation and research initiative, FishAmerica Foundation, is joining forces with Hobie Eyewear’s Hull Float sunglasses.
The UK’s first all-ladies sea angling team, Rods & Ribbons, are reuniting to continue their fund and awareness raising mission for Cancer Research UK, thanks to support from Suzuki Marine.
Major US sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer Academy Sports + Outdoor has teamed up with professional angler Jacob Wheeler to launch a new line of fishing clothing.
