Sales of fishing gear provided a crumb of comfort for under pressure US sporting retail chain Sportsman’s Warehouse in the second quarter of its financial year. The group saw its net sales drop from $309.5m ...

Forward facing sonar – a phenomenon that has dominated the professional bass fishing scene in the US in recent years – has been banned by the country’s National Professional Fishing League (NPFL). It will veto ...

Daiwa has partnered with the world’s largest fishing line manufacturer to distribute the brand in the North and South American markets. Products from XBRAID, a 70-year-old Japanese producer, will now be available in the Americas ...

The trade body that represents the fly fishing trade in the US has announced a partnership with a company that advises businesses on their sustainability performance. The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) has teamed ...

KastKing, a leader in fishing tackle manufacturing, has announced the retirement of its President Al Noraker, who has led company since 2022. He will step down at the end of 2024 after more than 40 ...

Sportsman’s Warehouse – a major fishing tackle supplier in the US – has secured a $45m loan to strengthen its balance sheet and boost overall liquidity. In a statement, the Utah-based business said that the ...

GSM Outdoors – the fast-growing owner of more than 50 outdoor sports brands that include fishing’s Bill Lewis, Big Bite Baits, Buckeye Lures and Dobbyns Rods – has been sold to a global investment company. ...

BKK is used to winning plaudits at trade shows for its groundbreaking hooks, but at this year’s ICAST it showed its versatility when a storage solution picked up a major award for the company. The ...

The 2023 Maui wildfires, fuelled by dry weather and strong winds, ravaged homes, charter businesses, and livelihoods in the  fishing community of Lahaina, Hawaii. Almost one year later, the fishing community is still feeling the ...

Rec-Com Outdoors, which last week announced the acquisition of Hi-Liner Fishing Gear & Tackle, has added Bridle Buddy – a leading provider of live bait rigging systems – to its growing portfolio. “We are thrilled ...

Frabill – Pure Fishing’s tackle storage brand  – is launching a novel option for anglers looking for a compact and efficient way of keeping bait. At next week’s ICAST, the company will be unveiling its ...

The rapidly evolving market in the US is driving both established and emerging fishing line brands to adopt new technologies aimed at maximising performance and improving the experience of anglers, says top Italian line OEM ...

Fishing apparel brand Grundéns is pushing the boat out at ICAST with five entries in the New Product Showcase backed up by its biggest team at the world’s largest tackle trade show and a brand ...

Four members of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) have been elected to fill two At-Large seats and two regional seats on the Board of Directors. Their three-year terms begin October 1, 2024. ASA is the ...

Livingston Lures – the US brand that boasts the groundbreaking EBS technology that replicates the actual sounds of baitfish – is planning a huge expansion of its portfolio. The Texas business says it will increase ...