Each year at the annual ICAST fishing trade show, several hundred companies compete for one of 30 coveted “Best of Category” awards, then one of those new products is named as “Best of Show.”

ICAST is the largest sportfishing trade show in the world, and it recently announced its 2021 “Best of Category” winners, plus its "Best of Show" award.

Desert Storm veteran David Lowrie is a youth fishing mentor, and he was recently surprised with a complete bass boat overhaul thanks to Humminbird, Minn Kota and several other fishing manufacturers.

The annual International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades show — better known as the ICAST show — is where fishing companies reveal new products, make sales and celebrate freshwater and saltwater sportfishing. Here is some of the latest news from ICAST and in the fishing industry.

As the largest fishing trade show in the world, ICAST is the place to be to see all the latest innovations to help anglers catch more and bigger fish.