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News JANUARY 2017


Shimano USA launches youth fishing program


Shimano North America has kicked off its latest youth program designed to get kids more involved in fishing. The company’s vice president,


Steve Ferrara, explained that the program is designed to introduce high school and college-aged anglers to fishing on Shimano tackle to “help them have more fishing success, create lifetime relationships even beyond their time on the water, and open their eyes and teach young anglers about the sustainable use of the resource.”


Shimano youth fishing


coordinator Frank Hyla, who has been active in the high school bass fishing scene in Illinois since its inception in 2008, will lead Shimano’s efforts. In laying the groundwork


for Shimano’s program, Hyla has attended more than 200 tournaments and youth fishing group meetings over this past year to both talk about Shimano and its tackle and advocacy efforts. “Through Frank and our


team’s efforts, we have designed


our high school and college angling program to be much more than simply having these student anglers using our tackle,” said Steve. “Our plans include not only


helping them pursue their passion for competitive fishing, but also to guide and mentor them as they navigate their way to potential careers in the sportfishing, outdoors or natural resources fields.” For more information on the


program contact Frank Hyla on fhyla@shimano.com.


NAVITAS PARTNERS WITH SÄNGER IN DISTRIBUTION DEAL


UK-based fishing clothing brand Navitas will now be available to dealers in Germany,Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic after agreeing a distribution deal with German company Sänger. Navitas already sells into


around 18 European countries and this new arrangement means it will benefit from Sänger’s infrastructure, industry knowledge, dealer network and professional sales representation in these new territories. Navitas boss Mark Munson


commented: “Both existing and new retailers will benefit from Sänger’s dealer support and trading terms because the Navitas product range will be stocked and sold alongside Sänger’s already respected own brands. Dealers can expect efficient trading with accountsmanaged from the company’s head office and products stocked and distributed fromSanger’s distribution centre in Germany. “Navitas is looking forward to


growing its European business in the coming seasons with Sänger’s wealth of experience.”


SÄNGER


Shimano will be helping more college students compete in and enjoy fishing.


AUSTRALIA TO FIGHT COMMERCIAL NETTING


The recreational fishing industry in Australia has vowed to fight commercial netting in waters around ‘major population centres’. Allan Hansard, chief executive


of the Australian Fishing Trade Association (AFTA) has also said that the recreational fishing industry will use political power to push for a greater share of resources in all Australian states.


18 www.tackletradeworld.com “It’s not that recreational


fishers are against commercial fishers,” Alan said. “We need to share the resource – the word needs to be ‘share’ and that doesn’t mean that commercial fishers net the whole area and leave no fish for the recreational fishers. “There is a place for net


fishing but it’s not where there is a high population of people that share the waters with them.”


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