2019 ICAST Best of Category Winners: Full List
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Here is a list of the 2019 ICAST Best of Category winners, with product links and the prices that were listed when this article was published.
Historical note: non-Amazon prices below reflect 2019-era listings and should not be treated as current pricing. For a very different look at tackle history, browse our classic bass lures. For Amazon-linked products, use the current-availability link instead.
Best of Category – Boating Accessories – Garmin USA
Product: Force™ Trolling Motor
Price: Check current availability
Best of Category – Boats and Watercraft – Hobie
Product: Mirage ProAngler 14 with 360 Drive Technology
Price: $4,799
Best of Category – Eyewear – Costa Del Mar, Inc.
Product: WaterWoman
Price: Check current availability
Best of Category – Footwear – Frogg Toggs
Product: Skipper
Price: Available Spring 2020
Best of Category – Giftware – 13 Fishing
Product: Fillet Table Beverage Management System
Price: Could Not Locate
Best of Category – Lifestyle Apparel – AFTCO/American Fishing Tackle Company
Product: Yurei Air-O-Mesh Performance Shirt
Price: $55 – Available January 2020
Best of Category – Technical Apparel – Cold Weather – Simms Fishing Products
Product: M’s G4Z® Stockingfoot Wader
Price: $849.95
Best of Category – Technical Apparel – Warm Weather – AFTCO/American Fishing Tackle Company
Product: Overboard Submersible Shorts
Price: $99 – Available January 2020
Best of Category – Ice Fishing – Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics, Inc.
Product: Ice Helix 7 Chirp GPS G3N All-Season
Price: Check current availability
Best of Category – Cooler and Bait/Storage – Plano Synergy
Product: Frabill Magnum Bait Station 30
Price: Check current availability
Best of Category – Cutlery, Hand Pliers or Tools – Bubba
Product: 110V Electric Fillet Knife
Price: Check current availability
Best of Category – Electronics – Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics, Inc.
Product: MEGA 360 Imaging
Price: $1,199.99 – Available Soon
Best of Category – Fly Fishing Accessory – Simms Fishing Products
Product: Dry Creek® Z Sling Pack
Price: $199.97
Best of Category – Fishing Accessory – American Tackle Company
Product: MW20 Finesse Set
Price: Not Listed
Best of Category – Fishing Line – PowerPro
Product: Moon Shine Braid
Price: $20.99 – $43.99
Best of Category – Kids’ Tackle – Anything Possible Brands
Product: The Bumblebee by ProFISHiency
Price: Could Not Locate
Best of Category – Tackle Management – Plano Synergy
Product: Plano EDGE
Price: Check current availability
Best of Category – Terminal Tackle – Rapala
Product: VMC Bladed Hybrid Treble Short
Price: $5.99
Best of Category – Freshwater Soft Lure – Lunkerhunt
Product: Phantom Spider
Price: Check current availability
Best of Category – Saltwater Soft Lure – LIVETARGET
Product: Slow-Roll Shiner
Price: $9.99
Best of Category – Freshwater Hard Lure – LIVETARGET
Product: Erratic Shiner
Price: $9.99
Best of Category – Saltwater Hard Lure – LIVETARGET
Product: Flutter Sardine
Price: $9.99
Best of Category – Freshwater Reel – Shimano
Product: SLX DC Baitcasting Reels
Price: Check current availability
Best of Category – Saltwater Reel – Shimano
Product: Stradic FL Spinning Reel
Price: Check current availability
Best of Category – Fly Reel – SEiGLER Reels
Product: SF (Small Fly)
Price: $750
Best of Category – Freshwater Rod – St. Croix of Park Falls
Product: Mojo Bass Glass MGC72HM Rip N’ Chatter Rod
Price: $160
Best of Category – Saltwater Rod – St. Croix of Park Falls
Product: Avid Surf VSS80MMF
Price: $260
Best of Category – Fly Fishing Rod – St. Croix of Park Falls
Product: Imperial Salt IS908.4
Price: From $340
Best of Category – Rod & Reel Combo – Lew’s Fishing
Product: Lew’s Mach Smash Baitcast Combo
Price: $129.99
