Welsh fly line and tackle manufacturer Airflo has boosted its environmental efforts by backing the UK Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme initiative
The firm, which was acquired by US-based Mayfly Group – which owns Ross and Abel Reels –in 2019, wants to encourage its customers to recycle old fly lines rather than add them to the increasing problem of landfill.
One of Europe’s largest tackle retailers, Angling Direct, is still suffering the effects of a major cyber security attack, which downed its website on Friday.
Anything Possible Brands, which has a string of tackle names under its belt, has appointed outdoor business expert John Weiss as its Chief Executive Officer.
He will begin work on expanding the group, which includes Perfection Lures, youth fishing brand Kids Caster and spinning rod and reel name ProFISHiency.
Retailers attending this July’s Australian Fishing Trade Show on the Gold Coast are being given a voucher for Aus$750 to buy tackle from exhibitors during the event.
Donald Cooke, the company with major fishing brands Rod Hutchinson & Bait-Tech within its portfolio, has been granted planning permission to expand its factory in Sheffield, England.
The new building will hold over 400 pallets for stocks of tackle and manufactured goods ready for sale and 60 tonnes of silo space for bulk ingredients. Construction was due to start in January.
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) has been left shocked following the resignation of Ben Bulis, its president for the past eight years.
Ben Miller has been named director of sales and operations for VMC Inc, beginning on January 1st, 2021 reporting to VMC president, Cyrille Viellard, as successor to longstanding colleague Cyrille Mathieu.
A brand-new title and platform covering the camping and leisure vehicles industries – Camping Trade World – has seen its first magazine go live.
A sister to Tackle Trade World and Gun Trade World, CTW is a multi-channel digital B2B platform for the sector.
Zebco Europe, the major tackle supplier with exclusive brands Zebco, Rhino, Black Cat, Quantum, Magic Trout Browning and Radical, is looking for a country manager to handle its French operation.
Carey Graves has been promoted to president of American Daiwa, the company’s United States operation. Graves replaces Trevor Teragaki, who has been elevated to board chairman and also represents Daiwa USA as a board member for Globeride, Inc., Daiwa’s Japan-based parent company. The moves are expected to strengthen Daiwa’s increasingly strong position in the North and South American recreational fishing markets.
To beat Covid-19, the next China Fish 2021 show is being staged virtually, with overseas buyers being able to ‘meet’ with suppliers online from October 18th to 31st.
A project to create the world’s largest gold and copper mine in Alaska but which would have destroyed important salmon breeding grounds looks set to fail.
The Pebble Mine plan, in Alaska’s famed Bristol Bay, has been denied a permit from the US’ Army Corps of Engineers after a decade of wrangling, with officials saying it would be “contrary to the public interest.”
The 19th Word Youth Championships will again be sponsored by the world-renowned fly line company Cortland Line.
The championships will be held in Trentino, Italy and will take place from July 18th to 24th.
