For the first time: Over 2,000 exhibitors are on board Trending: Luxury tenders and chase boats Düsseldorf is the number 1 destination for watersports There are still almost five months to go until the boot anniversary kicks off in Düsseldorf, but there is already a powerful wind blowing: people from all directions […]
From the 5th until the 9th of September in Lelystad. The 35th edition of the HISWA Dutch in-water Boat Show, which takes place at the Bataviahaven port in Lelystad from 5 to 9 September, promises to be a memorable experience. Under the motto ‘I love watersports’, the Bataviahaven will be transformed into a Walhalla for […]
Three in a row. Industry’s Best New Fly Reel. What an honor. The entire Abel team is proud to announce that their ABEL TR took home the Best New Freshwater Reel award at the 2018 IFTD show. The 2018 award makes it an unprecedented three consecutive years after the Abel SDS won the Best New […]
RIO cleaned up at the recent EFTTEX (European Fishing Tackle Trade Expo) and IFTD (International Fly Tackle Dealer) trade shows with their new 2019 products. RIO won Best New Fly Line at EFTTEX, and Best New Freshwater Fly Line, Best New Saltwater Fly Line and Best New Leader & Tippet at IFTD. […]
Since the door closed on the last co-location of ICAST and IFTD, the American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) is now firmly focused on reverting its show into an event in its own right. It has been seven years since IFTD was a stand-alone show and AFFTA Communications Director Matt Smythe told Angling International that preparations […]
Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Push the Envelope of Fishing Focused Innovation. Since their beginning, Simms Fishing Products has remained committed to breaking boundaries and pushing the limit of innovation and technology in order to build the most trustworthy fishing gear on the planet. With the debut of their Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 […]
Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN), announced last week that it earned the coveted “Best of Show” award for its new Panoptix LiveScope™ at the world’s largest sportfishing trade show, the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST), presented by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) and held last week in Orlando, Florida. […]
boot ticket shop already opens for the first time in September. Almost 100,000 people are members of boot.club. Although it is still almost 200 days until boot 2019 (January 19th to 27th), preparations for the biggest trade fair in the world that covers all aspects of water sports are already in full swing at its […]
Fly-fishing is in itself a traditional sport, but there is always room for improvement. That shows the 2018 edition of the ICAST – IFTD Show in Orlando, Florida, clearly too. Text and pictures Rudy van Duijnhoven Websites: www.icastfishing.org and www.theflyfishingexpo.com.
Around half past five local time on Thursday the 12th of July, the winners of the IFTD Awards for the Best New Products in a large number of categories were announced on one of the casting pools at the show. Text and pictures by Rudy van Duijnhoven A full list of all the […]