Drifter buys ERC
matt
Posted 1/11/2006 1:40 PM (#171803)
Subject: Drifter buys ERC


Drifter Tackle and Muskie Maina Tackle has bought ERC. (what a powerhouse!!!)

Dick Pearson, Matt Gawlik and Bryan Sirota will continue to be involved on a promotional and development level only.

ERC will be at the Tri Esox Muskie Expo this weekend in the Drfiter / Musky Mania booth.

There will be show custom colors available in the booth in VERY limited quantities and Rollie & Hellens will be fully stocked.

See ya at the show

Matt

muskyboy
Posted 1/11/2006 2:33 PM (#171815 - in reply to #171803)
Subject: RE: Drifter buys ERC


Congratulations Matt, glad to see Drifter acquiring these great brands.

Steve
jlong
Posted 1/11/2006 4:03 PM (#171836 - in reply to #171803)
Subject: RE: Drifter buys ERC





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Location: Black Creek, WI		Wow.... I think this is good news! Congrats Matt and Company!

With the big bait kick from Drifter/Maina recently... perhaps we'll see 10 and 14 inch TripleD's real soon?????

One can only hope....

jlong
ToddM
Posted 1/11/2006 6:44 PM (#171862 - in reply to #171803)
Subject: RE: Drifter buys ERC





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Location: oswego, il		You know you have something good when one of the biggest musky tackle comanies buys your company. Looks like erc baits will be for sale everwhere!

Matt, you coming to our FRV pool demo again this year?

Edited by ToddM 1/11/2006 6:45 PM
Lightning
Posted 1/12/2006 7:07 AM (#171913 - in reply to #171803)
Subject: RE: Drifter buys ERC





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Location: On my favorite lake!		Great now hopefully Grinders will be carried @ Bass Pro! I just hope there are no quality issues that develop. Sometimes there is a huge drop off in quality when a new owner comes in play. Drifter has always had good products so I am hopeful.
matt
Posted 1/12/2006 10:04 AM (#171951 - in reply to #171803)
Subject: RE: Drifter buys ERC


Quality wont be a problem....Drifter doesnt outsource to low cost labor outside the country. All manufacturing is done in the states. This is one of the reasons I decided to sell to them and not others. Seems that this trend to outsource to China, Mexico,etc, is becoming popular with the other large musky lure companies. Not a suprise that the quality is going down the tubes....sad really...


I actually hope for the quality to improve in the near future on all the ERC products.

Yes I will be at your pool demo, Todd.

Matt
matt
Posted 1/12/2006 10:11 AM (#171952 - in reply to #171836)
Subject: RE: Drifter buys ERC


j,

You will probably see a baby Trip D (already designed) before a larger one I suspect. Who knows???
CiscoKid
Posted 1/12/2006 11:46 AM (#171961 - in reply to #171803)
Subject: RE: Drifter buys ERC





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Location: Oconto Falls, WI		I'm with J on this one. Lets see the 14" Triple D!!!!

Drifter is surely going to be a powerhouse now, if they weren't already.