Online retailer on mission to ‘disrupt’ UK fishing market

Oct 01 20:31, 2020

An online fishing tackle retailer has hired a PR agency ahead of the launch of its first store in the UK. Outlaw Pro, which began business in February this year, was founded by entrepreneurs Stewart Lawson, Tony Hannigan, Tom Church and Jason Stanton. It says its mission is to ‘disrupt’ the recreati...

Daiwa’s new Tatula and Z-Man’s DarterZ take centre-stage on Tacklestream

Oct 01 20:26, 2020

Tackle giant Daiwa heads up a list of top brands that are featured on the Tacklestream digital platform this week alongside award-winning St. Croix, and US lure maker Z-Man Fishing. Renowned reel maker Daiwa has added to its line-up of Tatula baitcasters with the introduction of the CT version which...

Why bass tournament organisers have now united under one brand

Oct 01 20:06, 2020

Two of America’s biggest bass fishing tournament organisers have come together under one brand. Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) has moved all its brand assets to Major League Fishing (MLF) in a move designed to elevate the sport of tournament bass fishing further and align the multiple circuits as on...

Former Shimano exec takes major Canadian industry role

Oct 01 19:55, 2020

Canada’s sport fishing industry association has appointed a celebrated former Shimano advocate as its Director of Government Affairs. Phil Morlock, who recently retired from the Japanese-based tackle giant after 29-years as its Vice President of Government Affairs/Advocacy in North America, has been...

How Dick’s is tackling scourge of single-use plastic

Oct 01 19:42, 2020

With plastics fast becoming the biggest sustainability topic in the tackle industry, one of the world’s biggest retailers has announced that it aims to eliminate single-use plastic bags from its stores in the next five years. Dick’s Sporting Goods, which operated 726 locations in the US as of August...