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.  

Source :- T&G January 2006 

Financial Summary 2006 VALUE OF ANGLING TRADE £515.806m	Top Selling Tackle Brands of 2006
Number of angling outlets (including some fisheries): 2,703 Average turnover: £190,827	Sea: £97.12m Bait: £18.29m Rods: £23.52m Reels: £13.94m Line: £9.58m Accessories: £19.81m Clothing: £11.98m
Number of full-time employees in industry: 18,250	Rods: 1. Shakespeare 2. Greys 3. Shimano 4. Daiwa 5. Fladen 6. Preston
Number of part-time employees in industry: 5,440	Reels: 1. Shimano 2. Okuma 3. Shakespeare 4. Daiwa 5. Greys 6. Fladen
Breakdown of sales – Coarse: £169.70m Bait: £40m Rods: £25.45m Reels: £22.06m Line: £15.27m Poles: £17.02m Accessories: £37.33m Clothing: £13.57m	Poles: 1. Maver 2. Daiwa 3. Leeda/MAP 4. Preston 5. Shakespeare 6. Garbolino
Carp: £110.69m Bait: £28.7m Rods: £15.49m Reels: £14.39m Line: £11.06m Accessories: £30.99m Clothing: £10.06m	Bait: 1. Dynamite 2. Sensas 3. Van den Eynde 4. Nash 5. Mainline 6. Ammo
Game: £138.29m Bait: £16.31m Rods: £33.58m Reels: £27.66m Line: £20.76m Accessories: £22.69m Clothing: £17.29m	Fishing clothing: 1. Greys 2. Sundridge 3. Preston 4. Shakespeare 5. MAP 6. Wychwood
BEST SERVICE IN ANGLING 1. Shakespeare 2. Leeda 3. Waterline 4. Fladen 5. Svendsen 6. Hardy & Greys	‘MUST STOCK’ IN ANGLING 1. Preston 2. Drennan 3. Fox 4. Shakespeare 5. Greys 6. Dynamite
BEST FOR REPLACING STOCK 1. Shakespeare 2. Leeda 3. Preston 4. Hardy & Greys 5. Svendsen 6. Fladen	GROWING IN ANGLING 1. Preston 2. Fox 3. Greys 4. Korda 5. Svendsen 6. Dynamite