Shimano Europe is to set up its own fishing tackle distribution channels in 16 countries from February 7, it has announced today. The company’s previous exclusive distribution agreements with Rapala VMC Corporation in Europe will ...

Legendary lure angler and designer, Patrick Sébile, is offering a unique opportunity for investment in his company, A Band of Anglers (ABOA). The winner of 24 major industry awards has launched an investment campaign via ...

Retailer, Angling Direct, which already has a widespread network of stores across the UK, is to expand its reach still further by opening new premises in Washington, Tyne and Wear. The Norwich-based business has purchased ...

Simms Fishing Products has doubled the size of its leadership team on the heels of its most successful year to date. And the six new executives have all been promoted from within the company. The ...

Simms Fishing Products has acquired specialty retailer, The River’s Edge Fly Shop, which has two locations in its hometown of Bozeman, Montana. Established in 1983, The River’s Edge offers a range of services to complement ...

The industry is saddened to hear of the death of Frank Oelerich, the long-time owner of Mann’s Bait, who was 85. Born and educated in Chicago, he attended the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, where ...

YETI Coolers, a favourite brand among anglers, is planning to move into its first European office in Amsterdam, Netherlands, as part of its strategy to become more international. The cooler and drinkware company is already ...

Award-winning Scandinavian tackle company Westin has appointed an agent to look after its sales in England and Wales. Top angler and long-time user of the Danish-based company’s products, Thom Hunt, joined the team at the ...

Tackle giant Shimano is looking for a product planner to work in one of the fastest growing fishing sectors in Europe. It has a vacancy for a Carp Product Planner to join its team based ...

Electronics giant Garmin has further bolstered its line-up of marine products by acquiring Vesper Marine, a privately-held company specialising in vessel identification systems and marine communications. The financial terms have not been released. Located in ...

A private equity group has taken over Pelican Products, the US-based global supplier of fishing coolers and other application temperature-controlled gear for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts. It has been acquired by Platinum Equity, which is ...

Former European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) President Erkki Norrell, who has died aged 81, is remembered as one of its most accomplished and personable leaders and a prodigious author of fly fishing books. Helsinki-born ...

In one of the biggest stock-listing transfers in recent history, electronics giant Garmin has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The transfer took place 21 years after Garmin’s December 8th 2000 Initial Public ...

Home-based supply and manufacture has been a hot topic in the fishing industry since the onset of COVID disrupted supply chains, and it could be that the US will be leading the way in bringing ...

A new outdoor superstore being created in the heart of the UK will feature a specialist area for fishing tackle. Plans for the GO Outdoors outlet in Stoke-on-Trent include a mezzanine level that will be ...