2018 Collegiate Angler Survey Results

RODS The question asked in 2018 was, “What fishing rod brands do you own and how many of each fishing rod?” We had the anglers list all rods and we provided the 18 options below as well as a line for ‘other.’

2018 Results

2016 Results

1. Abu Garcia / Berkley 2. Lew’s 3. Shimano

1. Abu Garcia / Berkley 2. G-Loomis

380 373 298 193 173

58 31 24 23

3. Dobyns 4. Duckett 5. Temple Fork

4. Falcon 5. Denali 6. Bass Pro Shops 7. Cabela’s 8. Ardent 9. Temple Fork

16 15 15 13

6. Lew’s 7. Denali

117 92 85 65 61 55 52 45 41

8. St. Croix 9. Shimano 10. Daiwa

9 9

10. G-Loomis 11. Quantum 12. Castaway 13. 13 Fishing 14. Daiwa

15. Dobyns 16. Duckett 17. Okuma 18. Favorite Other Brands Not Listed on Form

38 32 28 11 889

Interesting Note

‘Other’ was the leader in the rod breakdown by a large margin.

Hammer Rods was the leading name written in when they chose to write in a brand.