Posted on February 3, 2021 Garcia aided 200-mile limit fight It s not surprising that the present Abu Garcia doesn t know about the original Garcia Corporation s part in saving what was left of America s marine resources after foreign fleets drove one species after another to levels so low that it wasn t worth fishing for them any longer. Taking TV reporters offshore to view the huge fleets helped garner that public support within a few years.

Traveling along the coast to visit tackle shops put me in a position to learn much more about fishing, particularly in New England where I became a fishing partner of the great plug innovator, Stan Gibbs and many other top anglers while catching striped bass larger than I d ever dreamed of. Tom Lenk was the visionary president of Garcia who turned a small Spanish importing firm into the the giant of the fishing tackle business by introducing mass merchandising techniques into what had been a small store business by introducing Mitchell spinning reels to the public and bringing the price of getting into that relatively new to Americans method of fishing into the range most anglers.

To mark its 100th anniversary year, Abu Garcia will bring special promotions to consumers, launch new and exciting product lines and deliver other anniversary-related activations that celebrate the sport of fishing, the company s storied place in it and its vision for the future. To mark its 100th anniversary year, Abu Garcia will bring special promotions to consumers, launch new and exciting product lines and deliver other anniversary-related activations that celebrate the sport of fishing, the company s storied place in it and its vision for the future.

Posted on January 27, 2021 Michael Jordan adds a fishing tournament to his records Basketball star Michael Jordan has been expanding his conquests into fishing tournaments with his Catch 23. Fishing was tough as Catch 23 won with only seven releases including two by Jordan.

Posted on January 24, 2021 Abu Garcia seeks info on favorite fishing areas The following press release may be of interest to anglers Abu Garcia is celebrating a century of innovation and epic fishing in 2021 by asking fans around the country to weigh in on the Top-100 fisheries in the United States. The detailed results will be available online for avid anglers to explore their next fishing destination as they look ahead to the next century of fishing with Abu Garcia.