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The USA caught the most fish in 2019, followed by Canada, Sweden, Australia and Great Britain.
Unsurprisingly, the top catches in both The US and Canada were variations of Bass species, with Largemouth and Smallmouth being the most popular. The ever-popular Eurasian Perch and Northern Pike were the second runners up throughout the Nordics and Great Britain.
We saw a nice variety of baits used, but there were some clear Angler favorites:
US Favorite Baits were:
Senko 5" by Yamamato
Yum dinger by Pradco
Whopper Plopper by River-2-Sea
Canada's Favorite Fishing Baits Included:
Senko 5" by Yamamato
X-Rap by Rapala
Whopper Plopper by River-2-Sea
Swedish Angler's Favorite Baits Included:
Reflex Red by Abu Garcia
Shad Teez Swimbait by Westin
Pig Shad Jr - by The Pig
Great Britain Preferred the Following Baits:
Pellets by Bait-Tech
Response-Range Boilies by Mainline
Sweetcorn by Bagern
Our Angler's Down Under Showed a Preference for:
Grubz by Z-Man
Slim Swimz Swimbait by Z-man
Stumpjumper by Stumpjumper
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