9 th FISHING TRADE FAIR FINAL REPORT.

9 th FISHING TRADE FAIR FINAL REPORT www.forfishing.cz 15-18 February 2018

FOR FISHING / Venue: PVA EXPO PRAGUE / Organiser: ABF, a.s. / Number of exhibitors: 203 Dear Exhibitors and Business Partners, Please allow me to use this way of communication to thank you still once for your participation in the 9 th edition of the FOR FISHING Trade Fair. The trade fair was attended by altogether 203 exhibiting firms which presented their expositions in 5 halls on the gross exhibition area of 16,051 m 2. The trade fair was visited by altogether 33,343 anglers. We are glad to see that the FOR FISHING Trade Fair becomes a sought-after and prestigious event in the Czech Republic and we will be very glad if you support this trade fair through your participation next year as well. For the FOR FISHING Trade Fair team Michal Sedláček Chief Trade Fair Manager

Indoor exhibition area: 16 051 m 2 / Number of visitors: 33 343 COMPETITIONS TOP EXPO competition The FOR FISHING Trade Fair appreciated the most impressive expositions of the event with the TOP EXPO award. The jury consisting of Tomáš Kotrč, MBA Chief Executive Officer of ABF, a.s.; Michal Sedláček FOR FISHING Trade Fair Manager and Jan Trnka, DiS. Director of the Technical Department of ABF, a.s. was selecting altogether from 202 expositions. At the end the Jury decided to grant the TOP EXPO award up to 49 m² to DRAGON BAITS, the TOP EXPO award from 50 to 99 m² belonged to FLAGMAN and the TOP EXPO award above 99 m² was granted to FISH - PRO. Congratulations. GRAND PRIX competition A traditional part of the FOR FISHING Trade Fair was the GRAND PRIX competition this year as well. Altogether 15 exhibits were registered in the competition for the Best News of the Year award. The Expert Jury selected 6 exhibits and granted them the awards in the following categories: CARP FISHING TECHNIQUE: to the firm STARFISHING for the product known as BROLLY SPECTER Camo version, FEEDER FISHING TECHNIQUE or FLOAT FISHING: to the firm MIVARDI for the product known as Feeder Master Armchair, CATFISH FISHING TECHNIQUE or SEA FISHING: to the firm SAENGER CZ & SK for the product known as Uni Car Outrigger catfish reel, SPINNING FISHING TECHNIQUE or FLY FISHING: to the firm NORMARK for the product known as SHI MANO STELLA FJ reel. A matter of interest of the trade fair: MIVARDI for the product Hardcore power supply station. The main award of the trade fair was granted to the firm MIVARDI for the p roduct known as Feeder Master Armchair.

ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME LECTURES Altogether 16 speakers presented their papers at the 9th edition of the FOR FISHING Trade Fair. Visitors could choose from a wide choice of fishing techniques, they could take part in a number of lectures presented by Josef Konopásek, Karel Nikl, Radek Filip, Tomáš Blažek and others. The greatest interest was, however, concentrated on the lectures prepared for visitors by Jakub Vágner. All lectures took part in the Congress Hall which is situated in the Entrance Hall II. COMPETITIONS The trade fair visitors could take part in the visitors competition for the fishing boat Elling with a length of 320 cm and the Parsun 5 HP engine in a value of CZK 36,000, which was sponsored by BOAT STORE, www.boatstore.cz. The competition entitled Paint a merry fish was prepared for children. AQUA - DEMO An innovation of the trade fair was the glazed aquarium AQUA - DEMO, in which presentations of fishing brands were organised every day.

MEDIA CAMPAIGN The promotion of the FOR FISHING Trade Fair was underway for the entire year, especially in specialised media. Two months before the actual event, the campaign was still intensified with promotion on radio stations, in television broadcast and on the Internet, and the outdoor advertising was intense as well. We managed to ensure a great media campaign on TV PRIMA in a value exceeding one million crowns. SPECIALISED MAGAZINES: Rybářství, Kajman, Kapr a Kaprománie INTERNET: Mrk.cz, Rybářskýrozcestník.cz, Carpfishing.cz, Nachytáno.cz, In rybář.cz OUTDOOR: Billboards all over the Czech Republic RADIO STATIONS: Rádio Blaník, Radio City, Fajn Rádio a Frekvence 1 TV: TV Prima, Prima Zoom, Česká televize a Fishing and Hunting 9. RYBÁŘSKÝ VELETRH NEJVĚTŠÍ RYBÁŘSKÝ VELETRH V ČR VÝSTAVNÍ PLOCHA PŘES 14 000 m 2 ZASTOUPENO PŘES 1 000 RYBÁŘSKÝCH ZNAČEK ÚČAST JAKUBA VÁGNERA PO CELOU DOBU VELETRHU ČESKÁ PREMIÉRA OBŘÍHO AKVÁRIA - AQUA DEMO BOHATÝ DOPROVODNÝ PROGRAM PŘEDPRODEJ VSTUPENEK NA TICKETSTREAMU VYHRAJ ČLUN ELLING a MOTOR PARSUN + V HODNOTĚ 36 000 Kč www.forfishing.cz 15. 18. 2. 2018 OFICIÁLNÍ IÁLNÍ VOZY 9. RYBÁŘSKÝ VELETRH NEJVĚTŠÍ RYBÁŘSKÝ VELETRH V ČR VÝSTAVNÍ PLOCHA PŘES 14 000 m 2 ZASTOUPENO PŘES 1 000 RYBÁŘSKÝCH ZNAČEK ÚČAST JAKUBA VÁGNERA PO CELOU DOBU VELETRHU PŘEDPRODEJ VSTUPENEK NA TICKETSTREAMU VYHRAJ ČLUN ELLING a MOTOR PARSUN + V HODNOTĚ 36 000 Kč www.forfishing.czfi 15. 18. 2. 2018 OFICIÁLNÍ VOZY PREMIÉRA UNIKÁTNÍHO OBŘÍHO PROSKLENÉHO AKVÁRIA AQUA DEMO KAŽDÝ DEN PREZENTACE ZNAČEK: HALA 6 PŘÍVLAČOVÁ ARÉNA FISHING_18_230x285_PR.indd 1 13.12.17 17:55

OF EXHIBITORS Michal Kučera, owner of the firm MIKBAITS The FOR FISHING Trade Fair is growing, year by year, into higher dimensions. While it built up and then confirmed its position of the largest fishing exhibition in the Czech Republic, in 2018 it was already able to compete with the largest European trade fairs. This development is obvious even in such an extent that many foreign participants with whom I was speaking considered this event to be the top fishing trade fair. That is why I hope and believe that it will maintain at least this level also in the years to come or that it will continue to raise the bar even higher. Pavel ŠUSTR M.A. and team of the Chytil firm The ninth edition of the FOR FISHING 2018 Exhibition was slightly different because it was visited by a record breaking number of visitors and in my opinion also well-informed anglers. It was possible to see that they want to see and try the news which they were interested in and there were really a lot of innovations! Our business partners did not disappoint us and already in January we were able to bring necessary products to our firm, to make necessary photographs and to release the first pieces of information to the world sufficiently in advance. In order that the presentation can be almost perfect, we divided our exposition by brands into 3 stands, because anglers could find something else in each of them. Who like catching large carps could see interesting things at the AVID carp stand; on the other hand those who love feeder fishing techniques or float fishing visited the blue stand Cralusso. We concentrated the other brands, namely Chytil Korum Sonubaits Preston Innovations, in a large stand. The course of the trade fair was without any mistake, as far as services are concerned (vehicle entries into the facility, parking, standard of catering services), which means that everything was done properly. Thanks to this approach, FOR FISHING is the largest and best exhibition in our country and in Slovakia. Martin Maťák, Executive Officer of the fishing server MRK.cz We have been attending the FOR FISHING Trade Fair since its first edition and it is a great pleasure for us to see how the exhibition continually improves, grows and increases its reputation every year. Besides its business mission it also significantly helps to popularise fishing as such towards the public and increases anglers enthusiasm of fishing - for example through lectures, hunting demonstrations in swimming pools and meetings with fishing personalities. Vladimír Došky Doškář, Executive Officer of the Fishing Travel Agency I am the owner of the Fishing Travel Agency dealing with sea fishing in Norway and I attend the FOR FISHING Trade Fair on a regular basis. I visit also some competing trade fairs and exhibitions, especially abroad, and I would like to state that the FOR FISHING Trade Fair surely belongs among the best ones. I take my hat off to the organisers of this event, who manage to raise the trade fair level one step higher every year. When we were starting with our presentations at the trade fair several years ago, we had a small, inexpressive stand. We did not know what we could expect from an event of such a type. And now, when we already belong among regular exhibitors, our stand is twice bigger and we will enlarge it in the next season again. At present I am unable to imagine that we would not take part in the trade fair. It is surely the greatest fishing festival which we can visit every year. The work of the organisers is surely best reflected in the continually increasing number of visitors and in the number of exhibition halls which grows every year as well. We would surely find also some negative aspects, but I think that positives prevail in a significant way, which however does not mean that the organisers could rest on their laurels. That is why I wish them a lot of success in the years to come and I do appreciate that they count on our Fishing Travel Agency in any case. I am glad to know that today we are already indispensable members of the large fishing family regularly attending the FOR FISHING Trade Fair.

TESTIMONIALS OF VISITORS......server Mrk.cz Marek Š. I was there yesterday and the exhibition really fascinated me. I was looking at a large quantity of products and of course I bought something new to extend my fishing equipment. My compliments belong to the organisers and exhibitors; the trade fair features a very high level. Vendys 65 FF was fain, there was only one disappointment for me - namely heavy feeder rods, all these rods which I had in my hand seemed to be imperfect to me, without any energy. Free Spirit rods were nice, but their price is also rather different... Attila Sometimes it seemed to me that FOR FISHING is about spinning techniques only. I expected more about float fishing. Helle I always used to go to Brno, on Thursday I was in Prague for the first time. In terms of quality and extent, Prague cannot be compared to Brno at all (of course in positive terms). Brno will have a big problem (it has already given it up this year) to even survive as an exhibition. I went to the exhibition with an aim of buying a float rod. I was practising feeder fishing techniques and with my growing age I have come to an opinion that I would need a change. At the end I bought a Colmic Concord 5 m 20 g. The Colmic stand and people working there deserve superlatives only. I was entirely satisfied. LIST OF EXHIBITORS ADLER Adventure Centrum - HOBIE fishing kajak USA Alena Lukešová Aleš Václavík AQUA-DEMO AQUANTIC TEAM Atlanterhavsveien Sjostuer AS AUKRO BADYN BAUER MEDIA PRAHA v.o.s. BETIS spol. s r.o. Betten rorbuer BLACK BASS Blanka Aulichová BOAT STORE BOBR thermoponožky BODY CENTRUM, Bogen Feriehus Bohemia marine Bohumil Graman VLACEJ.CZ Boty Kulík - Michal Kulík BTJ, CARP SECRET CARP-B E&I CARPHOUSE.CZ - Miroslav Bradávka Cassiopea Consulting, a.s. Český rybářský svaz, z. s. Dallmayr Vending & Office, k.s. Daniel Los - LOS - CORMORAN Daniel Řezníček David Fořt David Fořt - HOT SPOT DESIGN David Fořt - RIDGE MONKEY David Lužný - Graffishing & hunting DECASPORT DEEPER - MICHAL JIRÁŇ DEVICT - MICHAL JIRÁŇ Dragon Baits Egerfish Energofish Kft. FH TRAPER II GRAZYNA SMORCZEWSKA Fiord FISHING ART Fishing Travel Agency, Fishingsport.cz FLAGMAN FLAJZAR, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Fox International Group Ltd. Fruits de France FT Fishing GARANTBAITS GMF AQUAPARK PRAGUE, a.s. GOOD FOODS Dobrá jídla, GUMOTEX, a.s. H2O baits - Otradovský Tomáš Handicapovaní rybáři ČRS MO Kladruby HARISON-For better fishing Hindrum Fjordsenter as HOBBY - G, Hyundai Praha Domanský Charita dětem z.s. Chytej Chytil - Ludmila Šustrová JAMIJA Business Jan Seidl Jana Seitz Jaroslav Řehák - Výrobce rybářských potřeb JRP Jaroslav Těšínský - JET FISH Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Fakulta rybářství a ochrany vod JV Rybářské potřeby / ALZA KamikazeCarp KAPROMÁNIE Karel Kroupa Karel Nikl Kayakfishing.cz KEMP IDEAL Kenart CZ Konopasek Fishing Krmiva Hulín Kronium.cz - Svítilny Fenix LLC Snegir Lubomír Blažek - LB FISH Luboš Rejzek Lukáš Krása Lukáš Parma Lukáš Tesař Madiks Ltd MAJOR CRAFT - MICHAL JIRÁŇ Marek Doležal MARINE Martin Gutmann Martin Vaněček Mendelova univerzita v Brně Městská část Praha 18 Mezinárodní inovativní kancelář Michal Jiráň Mikbaits Mikbaits, Michal Kučera Milan Tomík - RYBÁRSKÉ POTREBY KIMOT Miloslav Jahoda Miroslava Volfíková MIVARDI Monika Prouzová MOSS.SK, MRÁZ AGRO cz, MRK.CZ Muškařská plocha Muškařský e-shop Monfish.cz Muzeum rybářského sportu - Zdeněk Hofman MZcarp Milan Žejdlík NaPřívlač NASH TACKLE Sp. z o.o. NAUTIG SE Neumann spol. s r.o. NIKWAX CZ, NORMARK NOVASOL Orkashop CZ SK Radek Schiel P e n T e c, spol. s r.o. P.P.H.U. MATCHPRO Krzysztof Kaluzny PAD AUTO PATRON - FISHING Petr Novotný Petr Pudil - INFINITY BAITS Polarized - Monika Janáčková Poseidon-Angelsport OHG Pražská čokoláda Premium tackle, Josef Schmid PROFI DESIGN, Přemysl Čejp - Bejsfish Pure Fishing (Greys & Chub) Pure Fishing (JRC) Radek Výmola Regina DAB Praha René Hejna Richard Kamas - KAMASON Richard Popadinec RITUALL - Ing. Jaroslava Mudráková R-Kontakt CZ RR BAITS RYBÁRSKE POTREBY TORNADO, RYBÁŘ spol. s r.o. Rybaření Norsko - Jan Dufek RYBÁŘSKÉ POTŘEBY ABOS RYBÁŘSKÉ POTŘEBY BRANDÝS NAD LABEM - PODBERAK.CZ Rybářské potřeby U Habakuka Rybářské potřeby U kapříka Rybářské potřeby Velka- Ryba.cz Rybářský rozcestník Rybička - MV SAENGER CZ & SK Sensas Česko-Slovensko SETER BRYGGE SKULLS - Wioletta Lazarewicz SLOVIMEX TRADE Splashbaits.cz Sportcarp Vápeník a Šaravec Sportovní rybolov Hruškov, SPORTS spol. s r.o. SPRO N.V. STANO Starfishing STONES Catering Střední rybářská škola a Vyšší odborná škola Vodňany Střední škola rybářská a vodohospodářská Jakuba Krčína Thomas.centrum Tomáš Blažek Tomáš Sýkora - TOMMI FLY TRAPPER spol. s r.o. TROPIC LIBEREC U.F.O. Fishing Ulow Sp. z o.o. Urban Myth Angling LTD (Urban Bait) VIDIX - Ondřej Filip VIKI FRUIT VIPA - RYBÁŘSKÉ POTŘEBY Výboh Pavel - JIG SWENSON World Carp Masters WoSo trade YACHTER.SK York Zebco Europe GmbH ZEKO - Fishing sport ZERP - Rybářské potřeby ZICO CZ

FOREIGN TRADE DEPARTMENT T: +420 222 291 116 M: +420 739 003 172 international@abf.cz We would like to express our thanks to expert sponsors and partners, to the entire preparation team of experts, media partners, exhibitors and all those who took part in preparation and the course of the FOR FISHING Trade Fair. We appreciate this cooperation very much and we are looking forward to its next continuation. AUSPICES AND PARTNERS AUSPICES Professional auspices Professional auspices Media partners JOIN US AT 10 TH FISHING TRADE FAIR Organiser: www.abf.cz Beranových 667,199 00, Prague, Czech Republic 14-17 February 2019