Fishing

GSM Outdoors Acquires Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits (SGB UPDATE)

GSM Outdoors completed the acquisition of Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits. GSM Outdoors said the acquisition represents the company’s first step into the fishing segment.

AFFTA Postpones International Fly Tackle Dealer Show (SGB UPDATE)

The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) Board of Directors announced that the 2021 International Fly Tackle Dealer (IFTD) show, scheduled for October 20-22 in Salt Lake City, UT, has been postponed until 2022.

“I am beyond excited by the show AFFTA and our show Director Kenneth Andres, put together. There is a real buzz around the show, and we are proud of the almost 100 exhibitors we partnered with to join us in Salt Lake City this year. We were looking to strike a balance between safely gathering and providing an exciting, educational and productive show. We had the latter, but safely gathering was getting harder and harder due to the spread of the unpredictable Delta variant,” said Lucas Bissett, executive director, AFFTA.

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RBFF Report: Fishing Participation Booming (SGB UPDATE)

Pure Fishing’s Debt Ratings Affirmed Following Acquisition And Incremental Debt Issuance (SGB UPDATE)