Written By: Heather Kerr
On Date: 1/8/2007
EFTTA team reports as USA tackle trade celebrates best in show A team from EFTTA visited this year’s 50th anniversary ICAST event in Las Vegas, and watched as the USA fishing tackle trade celebrated the best new products and stands at the show.
This year, the ICAST New Product Showcase was more competitive than ever. Sponsored by Fishing Tackle Retailer, 180 companies entered more than 600 tackle products and accessories into the awards.
The showcase is the flagship feature of the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST), the sportfishing industry’s premier trade event produced by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA).
The 50th annual show was held at the Las Vegas Convention Centre and Mike Nussman, ASA’s president and CEO, said. “I congratulate all of the winners and thank those who participated in the New Product Showcase, from the companies who worked hard to develop these innovations to the buyers and media who served as judges.”
Making up a special section of ICAST’s 350,000-square-foot show floor, the New Product Showcase gives the industry’s latest innovations special visibility during the show. As with the Best New Product awards at EFTTEX – Europe’s leading tackle trade exhibition – the results are keenly anticipated.
Buyers and media representatives judged the products based on their levels of innovation, execution, workmanship and practicality to select ‘Best of Show’ honours in 17 categories, as well as the overall ‘Best of Show’ winner.
The winners were:
Overall Best of Show, E21 Fishing, Freshwater Rod;
Boating Accessory, Bert’s Custom Tackle/Tecia, Bert’s Track System;
Clothing, Old Harbor Outfitters, Technical Shorts;
Electronics, Lowrance-Navico, 38C HD Sonar Fish Finder;
Eyewear, Costa Del Mar Sunglasses, Man-O’-War;
Fishing Accessory, Pure Fishing, Inc., Berkley TEC Pistol Trigger Grip;
Freshwater Reel, Shimano American Corporation, Stradic F1 Spinning Reel; Freshwater Rod, E21 Fishing , The Carrot Stix;
Giftware, MacDaddy’s Fishing Lures, Pink Ribbon Collection;
Hard Lure, Emmett Stacey Inventors & Investors, Rollo Lures;
Kid’s Tackle, Outdoor Adventure Kids, Miss Fisherman series;
Line, Pure Fishing, Stren Microfuse: Blue Glacier Fluorescent;
Reel/Rod Combo, Pfluegar/Shakespeare Fishing Tackle, PFLEX Fly/Spin Kit; Sal****er Reel, Shimano American Corporation, Trinidad DC;
Sal****er Rod, E21 Fishing , Fusion;
Soft Lure, Pure Fishing, Gulp! Alive!;
Tackle Management, Shimano American Corporation, Bristol Bay Portable Live-Well Bag;
Terminal Tackle, Dee’s Diamond Flasher, Double Dees
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Company Contact: Heather Kerr, EFTTA
Tel: +44 (0) 207 253 0777 Fax: +44 (0) 207 253 7779
Email: heatherkerr@eftta.com
Media Contact: Naidre Werner, TheSourcefor Publications Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 1733 397350
Email: eftta@thesourcefor.o.uk
Notes to members/media:
EFTTA is a Trade Association for Manufacturers and Wholesalers of sportfishing equipment. EFTTA members can exhibit at EFTTEX, the leading international Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition. Membership is open to Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Agents and Press in the tackle industry.
EFTTA was established in London in 1981, as an international, independent association to serve the European fishing tackle trade by campaigning to promote sportfishing, environmental issues and international business.
EFTTEX 2008 will take place in the Fiera di Roma Exhibition Centre,
SHOW RESULTS FROM ICAST 50th ANNIVERSARY SHOW