National Trade Survey
Ever wondered how much the trade is worth, how that revenue is distributed or what the 'must stock' brands are? In 2006 Tackle & Guns magazine undertook a major survey and collated the data to bring you the summary below.
- More detailed industry statistics are available to members of the ATA.
Financial Summary 2006
| Value of angling trade |
£515.806m |
| Number of angling outlets (including some fisheries) |
2703 |
| Average turnover: |
£190,827 |
| Number of full-time employees in industry: |
18,250 |
| Number of part-time employees in industry |
5,440 |
Top Selling Tackle Brands of 2006
| Rods |
Reels |
Poles |
- Shakespeare
- Greys
- Shimano
- Daiwa
- Fladen
- Preston
|
- Shimano
- Okuma
- Shakespeare
- Daiwa
- Greys
- Fladen
|
- Maver
- Daiwa
- Leeda/MAP
- Preston
- Shakespeare
- Garbolino
|
| Bait |
Fishing clothing |
|
- Dynamite
- Sensas
- Van den Eynde
- Nash
- Mainline
- Ammo
|
- Greys
- Sundridge
- Preston
- Shakespeare
- MAP
- Wychwood
|
|
Breakdown of sales
| Sea: £97.12m |
Coarse: £169.70m |
- Bait: £18.29m
- Rods: £23.52m
- Reels: £13.94m
- Line: £9.58m
- Accessories: £19.81m
- Clothing: £11.98m
|
- Bait: £40m
- Rods: £25.45m
- Reels: £22.06m
- Line: £15.27m
- Poles: £17.02m
- Accessories: £37.33m
- Clothing: £13.57m
|
| Game: £138.29m |
Carp: £110.69m |
- Bait: £16.31m
- Rods: £33.58m
- Reels: £27.66m
- Line: £20.76m
- Accessories: £22.69m
- Clothing: £17.29m
|
- Bait: £28.7m
- Rods: £15.49m
- Reels: £14.39m
- Line: £11.06m
- Accessories: £30.99m
- Clothing: £10.06m
|
Additional information
| Best service in angling |
'Must stock' in angling |
- Shakespeare
- Leeda
- Waterline
- Fladen
- Svendsen
- Hardy & Greys
|
- Preston
- Drennan
- Fox
- Shakespeare
- Greys
- Dynamite
|
| Best for replacing stock |
Growing in angling |
- Shakespeare
- Leeda
- Preston
- Hardy & Greys
- Svendsen
- Fladen
|
- Preston
- Fox
- Greys
- Korda
- Svendsen
- Dynamite
|
- Source :- T&G January 2006
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