Born in Yuki Ito’s garage in 1986, Megabass is a Japanese tackle company known for carrying hand-carved design into modern fishing equipment. Its U.S. operation grew from Ito’s early-1990s cross-country fishing duels with American anglers and now distributes Megabass gear from McKees Rocks to anglers across the country.
AC ShinersSince Art Schoultheis founded AC Shiners in 1963, the Southwest Ohio shop has made fishing lures by hand, including its signature balsa models. Today, Chris Caldemeyer builds and assembles each lure in Art’s original shop on his original machinery, following the techniques that made the brand a trusted angler’s tool for more than six decades. The lures are handmade in the USA and action-certified one at a time.
Hofmann's Lures IncSince toolmaker and avid angler Jack Hofmann began making fishing lures in 1952, Hofmann’s Lures has built its name on durable, effective spoons and spinners made in the USA. Now owned by the Dunbar family in Greenville, Pennsylvania, the company preserves its long-running lure designs while adding features such as the Easy Clip & Spin spinner series. Its best-known Frizz spoon remains a more-than-70-year fixture for trout and panfish anglers.GREENVILLE, PA
Select TackleFounded by Tom and Nicholas, Select Tackle is a small Ponte Vedra, Florida shop that hand-ties custom fishing rigs and tackle. Together, the founders bring more than 70 years of freshwater and saltwater fishing experience to seasonal rig designs made with carefully selected terminal tackle. Its rigs are sold and fished across the United States and internationally.
JP Ross Fly Rods & Co. OutdoorsSince 1997, Jordan P. Ross has shaped JP Ross Fly Rods & Co. as a New York maker rooted in the Adirondacks and in the idea that fishing tools should help people get outside. The company is known for handmade rods developed through design, prototyping and time on the water, with customers treated as part of an angling community rather than simply as buyers. Its conservation outlook also extends beyond the workshop: Ross founded Trout Power, a citizen-science effort focused on Adirondack brook trout, and the company donates 1% of revenue to New York conservation groups.WHITESBORO, NY