The Pure Fishing Story

Building the World's Best Fishing Company, One Brand at a Time

Pure Fishing is a global family of quality fishing tackle brands, offering a broad range of products that meet or exceed the needs of today's anglers.

  • 2007 - Pure Fishing and Shakespeare Fishing Tackle join forces to form the world's largest fishing tackle company, adding the Shakespeare, Ugly Stik, Penn, All Star Rods, Pflueger, and XTools brands.
  • 2004 - Stren is acquired
  • 2003 - 7Strand joins Pure Fishing
  • 2000 - Pure Fishing acquires the Mitchell, Johnson and Spiderwire brands from Johnson Worldwide Associates
  • 2000 - Outdoor Technologies Group becomes Pure Fishing
  • 1995 - Abu Garcia joins Outdoor Technologies Group
  • 1988 - Berkley Fishing acquires Fenwick and becomes Outdoor Technologies Group

Today, Pure Fishing addresses the needs of anglers around the world with a strong portfolio of leading brands. We are dedicated to helping you have more fun and catch more fish.



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