Tackle Trade World - January 2024

Italian brands drive growth
with UK appointment
Top brands Lineaeffe and
Nomura are promising a stronger
drive in the UK and Ireland with
the news that Andy Macgregor
will be taking the reins as the
brands’ head of new business
development.
With a wealth of experience in
the tackle market, Andy is set to
lead sales and marketing for both
Lineaeffe and Nomura, striving
to enhance the position of these
Italian brands in what is a very
competitive market.
Andy’s career highlights
include successfully managing a
carp fishing magazine in Spain
and collaborating with industry
giants like Rapala and Shimano.
His role as a director on the
board of Angling Scotland has
consistently pushed the industry
forward.
According to Franco Ferrari
and Marco Tortora, Andy’s
extensive market knowledge and
successful collaborations make
him ideal for leading the next
phase of growth.
His appointment marks
a transformative phase for
Lineaeffe and Nomura, with a
robust strategy to expand their
presence in the UK and Irish
markets.
Under Andy’s dynamic
leadership, the brands say they are
entering an exciting chapter and
they are now inviting partners
and enthusiasts to connect and
play a role in shaping a stronger
and more successful future for
this market.
Andy can be contacted on
+44 0776 421081 or at andy@
lineaeffe.it
TAGGING PROGRAM
WILL HIGHLIGHT VALUE
OF ANGLERS
Recreational anglers in Australia
have given an opportunity to show
how valuable they are thanks to an
innovative fish tagging project in
the Murray-Darling Basin.
OzFish Unlimited, together
with Charles Sturt University
researchers and First Nations
groups will spearhead the program
due to funding support from
the Australian Government’s
OneBasin CRC program and the
New South Wales Recreational
Fishing Trust.
It’s the first time a program has
entrusted freshwater anglers and
river rangers with this important
work.
Volunteers will complete
specialist training on fish handling
and be taught how to implant the
Passive Integrated Transponder
(PIT) Tags with a special tool.
The first workshop was held at
Deniliquin on November 25th with
further events scheduled to take
place at Swan Hill and Mildura
early in 2024.
Dr John Conallin, who is
supporting the project, explained:
“The data gathered will give us a
long-term picture of where native
fish are moving and perhaps not
moving in the Murray Darling
Basin. It is critical to help uncover
where our energy and focus needs
to be to help native fish.”
While Braeden Lampard,
OzFish’s senior program manager
for the Murray Darling Basin,
added: “Australia runs some of
the largest and longest running
saltwater tagging programs in
the world. They’ve been widely
used for years with the support
of recreational fishers, however
for our freshwater anglers along
the Murray Darling Basin, this is
uncharted territory.”
In contrast to conventional
tagging programs in saltwater
environments, these tags are
designed to emit signals or “ping”
when the fish passes through a lock
or fishway.
The long-term goal is to utilise
recreational fishers and river rangers
in fish tagging programs across
the basin, integrated into scientific
programs as trusted partners.
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