June 2018 | Tackle & Guns NEWS


06 Angling Direct and Fishing Republic announce their results 08 Raytrade spreads into Ireland with glut of new brands 10 Airbomb spreads into Europe via Prologic 12 Northern Shooting Show reports brisk business 14 Daystate launches Premier network


16 Umarex appoints sole distributor with promise of service excellence


19 Eco-friendly gun cleaner comes to the UK 22 Measom Freer gains new credentials 24 Consumer day success for Edgar Brothers 28 Happy 10th Birthday for Sidewinder Lures


32 Increased demand leads to new hook ranges headed to Britain


34 T&G Show news! REGULARS 36 Letters – We air your views


54 Collett Controversial – Steve muses whether we should remove some second hand product from the marketplace


56 Grind My Gears – this month with the Angling Trades Association’s Naidre Werner


58 End Peg – Editor Nick Marlow peers into the future of retail… PRODUCT FEATURES


38 Targeting business with John Rothery Wholesale


40 Prologic’s new Classic carp rods


42 Dynamite Baits gears up for the river season


POINT OF CONTACT


Tackle & Guns T 07967 507 996 E nick@tandgmagazine.com W www.tandgmagazine.com


Angling Trades Association (ATA) T 0333 577 9970 E naidre@anglingtradesassociation.com W www.anglingtradesassociation.com


Angling Trust T 0844 770 0616 E admin@anglingtrust.net W www.anglingtrust.net


Salmon & Trout Association T 0207 283 5838 E hq@salmon-trout.org W www.salmon-trout.org


Gun Trade Association T 01684 291 868 E enquiries@guntradeassociation.com W www.guntradeassociation.com


BASC (British Association for Shooting Conservation) T 01244 573 000 E enquiries@basc.org.uk W www.basc.org.uk


Countryside Alliance T 0207 840 9200 E info@countryside-alliance.org W www.countryside-alliance.org


Crimestoppers T 0800 555 111 W www.crimestoppers-uk.org


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44 QYS Pellets 48 Armex Tron


50 Schöffel celebrates 25 years of an icon


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Code: CCXBMIR2


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TOMCAT 80lb Draw Weight New 80lb draw TOMCAT®


pistol


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