Shimano Competitors

Wright & McGill Co., founded in 1925, is a USA-based company and home to the only fish hook manufacturing facility in the United States. We proudly produce a range of fish hooks in Denver, Colorado, and offer a complete line of fishing products under the Eagle Claw, Lazer Sharp, TroKar, Shappell, and Wright & McGill brands. Our products are sold in retailers across the country and in over 50 countries worldwide. Our products are sold in retailers nation wide as well as in over 50 counties around the world.

W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings, Inc. "Zebco Brands", based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a leading marketer of fishing tackle and outdoor gear sold under a portfolio of brand names. The Zebco®, Rhino® and Martin® brands compete in recreational freshwater rods and reels. The Quantum®, Fin-Nor® and Van Staal® brands are targeted at avid fishermen from freshwater to offshore saltwater. The Cajun Line® brand competes in fishing line while the William Joseph™ and Badlands® brands provide serious packs and gear for fly fishing and hunting respectively. Zebco has been in the fishing business since 1949 and was acquired by the W.C. Bradley Co. in 2001. In 2011, Zebco Brands acquired Zebco Sports Europe (www.zebco-europe.com), one of the oldest and most successful producers of fishing tackle in Europe. This move reunited the two Zebco businesses and brands that were sold separately in 2001 and supports Zebco Brands’ global growth strategy. Preston Innovations (www.prestoninnovations.com) was acquired by Zebco Brands in 2014. Preston Innovations is the United Kingdom’s leading match fishing brand as well as having a growing presence in the coarse, carp and bait segments of the market with its brands Korum, Avid Carp, and Sonubaits.

Daiwa's first spinning reel rolled off the assembly line in 1955. Since then, the company has grown into one of the largest and most influential tackle companies in the world today. To handle sales and distribution in the United States, Daiwa Corporation first opened its doors on September 26, 1966, operating from a small facility in Culver City, California. Today, based in Cypress, California, Daiwa Corporation sells tackle throughout the United States, Canada, Central and South America. From the very beginning, Daiwa's emphasis has been upon innovation and quality. The result is a long list of product features, design and materials that have become standards for the fishing tackle industry. It is a long-standing record of innovation, the type of innovation that has left a visible mark on the majority of tackle manufactured today, innovation that continues to advance the sport of fishing.