“Congratulations to FluxJet on winning this year’s Best of Show Award,” said Glenn Hughes, President and CEO of the American Sportfishing Association. “This award and the 41 best of category winners are the culmination of years of research and will shape the future of our industry. Thanks again to Fishing Tackle Retailer for sponsoring the Showcase.”
“We’ve been working for more than 10 years to get this technology ready and developing it in secret and to have ICAST as the place to launch to launch it and win this award is completely overwhelming,” said Jason Woods, CEO of FluxJet Kayaks. “To win this award is next level and it really makes the 10-years of grinding on this worth it.”
FluxJet Kayaks is revolutionizing the water with the World’s First Electric Jet Fishing Kayak—a game-changer for anglers and adventurers alike. They are redefining the fishing experience with the lightest, easiest to launch, most powerful kayak on the market and requires no outboard motor.
More than 800 products were submitted to the New Product Showcase in 2025, including rods, reels, accessories, electronics, and apparel.
“Every year, the Best of Show award reflects the passion and ingenuity driving the fishing and marine industry forward,” said Angie Thompson, Publisher of Fishing Tackle Retailer. “FTR is honored to sponsor the New Product Showcase and celebrate the people behind the product – visionaries who keep this industry dynamic and thriving. We congratulate FluxJet on standing out in a sea of talent and winning Best of Show.”
ICAST is the largest fishing trade show in the world, bringing over 12,000 people from 78 of countries to Orlando each July to see the newest products and brands in the sportfishing industry. Hosted by ASA, this year’s show included more than 580 exhibitors and more than 600 brands in the fishing industry.
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The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) is the sportfishing industry’s trade association committed to representing the interests of the sportfishing and boating industries as well as the entire sportfishing community. We give the industry and anglers a unified voice when emerging laws and policies could significantly affect sportfishing business or sportfishing itself. ASA invests in long-term ventures to ensure the industry will remain strong and prosperous, as well as safeguard and promote the enduring economic, conservation and social values of sportfishing in America. ASA also gives America’s 55 million anglers a voice in policy decisions that affect their ability to sustainably fish on our nation’s waterways through Keep America Fishing, our national angler advocacy campaign. America’s anglers generate more than $50 billion in retail sales with a $148 billion impact on the nation’s economy creating employment for 945,000 people.
