Who won the most at ICAST 2026?
Rapala reached the podium four times, including both soft-lure categories with CrushCity baits.
In detail
Shimano, Daiwa, Rather Outdoors, Z-Man, Garmin and BUZBE also took categories.
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- What won at ICAST 2026 in this category? - Bladed jigs and chatterbaits: the vibrating lure that keeps winning
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- What did Rapala release at ICAST 2026? - Soft plastic formats: what the 2026 launches actually are
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Sources 6 cited
- Rapala's CrushCity leads ICAST award winners (full Best of Category list), Angling International, 2026-07-16
- Z-Man ChatterBait Elite EVO HD Voted Best Wired & Skirted Lure at ICAST 2026, The Fishing Wire, 2026-07-22
- Rapala Expands Crush City line of Soft Plastics at ICAST 2026, On The Water, 2026-07-21
- Best New Bass Fishing Gear from ICAST 2026, Game & Fish
- UN Comtrade — China export statistics under HS 9507, 2023-2024 (retrieved from the official API)
- Harmonized System heading 9507 (rods, hooks, reels, lures) — US HTS lookup
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