Tackle Trade World - March 2024

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FEATURE Sharpening nippers THE COMPANY HAS BEEN GOING FOR 35 YEARS. WHAT ARE THE SECRETS OF ITS SUCCESS? No secrets really but much of our success lies within our production. Most of the items are manufactured overseas and then they arrive at our shop as whole units or pieces. We can handle each item up to six times from arrival to departure. All units are tested to ensure they meet our requirements for the task. Each scissor has the blades and tips examined and cut tested to ensure sharpness. If there are problems, we can sharpen the blades and or refine the tips to get them even and sharp. Each clamp is opened and closed and put under a stress test to ensure smooth operation; if problems exist with the ratchets being too hard or loose, we fix that with hands or hammers! Each bobbin is threaded and tested. The list of what we do goes on and on but the point is tyers and anglers have come to expect this level of effort from us to achieve the final product. In the end, we are dedicated to the highest quality and the most consistent product we can deliver. It is one of the reasons we put our products in bags versus zip tied to cardboard for display. We want you to handle and feel the item. The company runs with five employees. Market growth has averaged double digits over the past 20 years. We are lucky to have a very dedicated following amongst the tying and angling community. I attribute that to our dedication to quality, consistency and innovation. 20 www.tackletradeworld.com Carbon Fibre Handle Whip Finisher Tyers like to know when their favourite scissor wears out after 10 years that the replacement will be just like their retired favourite. It’s the same for the angler, when a clamp is lost or retired, they want that same item they had and have it perform the same way. Plus I think most people are aware of the efforts we put into each product and they appreciate that aspect of Dr Slick. AND we are a fun bunch of people to be around. WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING YOU RIGHT NOW? Our biggest challenge day to day is maintaining the expected level of quality on the finished product (quality conttol). Most of our items are hand finished so we do not have the luxury of CNC or machined processes. We must constantly change our inspection and correction processes on items to adapt to the small inconsistencies/ variances. That being said, we have seen about everything, so we adopt the corrective measures and move on. After 30-plus years, we have lots of different techniques to mollify most issues on any item. Other issues that can cause headaches are sourcing raw stainless steel and brass, supply line distances while global politics and policies are always fun! HOW DO YOU SEE THE FLY TACKLE MARKET RIGHT NOW? I enjoy the industry. I think its size makes it easy to stay connected with the customers and shops. It is not a big fraternity, so we all kind of know each other. I’m optimistic that the innovation in the industry will carry the day and keep the sport fresh and exciting for new and existing participants. I’m not much of a pessimist, but I have been in this industry for a long time and I’m not a huge fan of the consolidation of the industry. I think that can cause a stifling effect on innovation and thus the industry. Plus, manufacturers selling direct to customers is a problem. We are proudly wholesale and will continue to rely on our domestic and international retailer network for our success. I’m excited to see more fly tying happening. It looked like that might be a dying art form a few years back but it looks like the new materials, social media and a whole batch of really good young tyers has turned that around. I think, on the angling side, saltwater fishing is definitely on the upswing as well as pursuit of non-traditional species like carp. DR SLICK www.drslick.com
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