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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | Chaos Tackle, Musky Mayhem, and Musky Innovations have been acquired by Fin Rage Tackle out of the Green Bay area. |
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| I'll say I was shocked when I saw Chaos Tackle post it today on Facebook. I want to be excited about it but I'm fearful it is not a great thing for the industry. Changes are inevitable and only time will tell... |
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Location: PA Angler | Usually when this happens it’s not to good. But you never know. |
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Location: Walker, MN | I could see myself paying a little more, and buying from the smaller bait makers a little more. |
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| I just don't see how one company can possibly put the heart into each brand like the individual family-owned businesses have since inception. It's like the Bass Pro Shops of the musky industry is taking over. Must have had some big investors to outright buy the arguably 3 biggest manufacturers in musky products. Congrats to the new owner Paul Check, and it sounds like Trevor Allen (of Chaos) is staying onboard to be a player with the new company.
Edited by MartinTD 1/28/2026 12:09 PM
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Location: oswego, il | This was the big talk at the musky show a week ago Saturday. Will be interesting to see where this all goes. |
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| I don't know anything about the manufacturing process, do these lures use a lot of components that would be subject to tariffs from China? I have seen where tariffs drove consolidation in other businesses. But, it has to be a tough racket for small mom and pop shops. Manufacturing, distribution, marketing, social media, etc. |
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Location: WI | Hopefully it’s better than what Drifter has done. |
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