What is the best fishing rod and tackle brand?

Japanese reel giants, a fly outfitter older than the telephone and a pair of hook specialists all share one tackle box.

1. 1
   Shimano

   A Japanese manufacturer founded in Sakai in 1921 that makes fishing reels, rods and tackle alongside its bicycle components.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Gamakatsu

   A Japanese hook manufacturer founded in 1955 in Nishiwaki, Hyogo Prefecture.
   1000pts
3. 3
   Rapala

   A Finnish lure company that grew from the cork minnow Lauri Rapala carved in 1936, the forerunner of its Original Floater.
   764pts
4. 4
   Mustad

   A Norwegian hook maker founded in Gjøvik in 1832 that also sells lures, line and tackle.
   647pts
5. 5
   Okuma

   A Taiwanese tackle company founded in 1986 that sells reels and rods in many price ranges around the world.
   503pts
6. 6
   Daiwa

   A Japanese tackle maker founded in 1958 and now run under the parent company Globeride, known for reels such as the Saltiga and Tatula.
   0pts
7. 7
   Orvis

   A fly fishing and outdoor retailer founded by Charles F. Orvis in Manchester, Vermont, in 1856.
   0pts
8. 8
   Lew's

   The brand of tackle pioneer Lew Childre, whose Speed Spool baitcasting reel debuted in 1973.
   0pts

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