ADDYA Continues to Grow Bigger

 

ADDYA manufactures all sizes and styles of hooks.  They can even manufacture hooks for your store or company.  Sounds complicated doesn’t it?  It’s not really when you have help with designing and manufacturing it.  That is what ADDYA does. ADDYA is a hook manufacture that specializes in working with individuals and small to medium stores or lure companies.  For more information see www.addyahooks.com, call 201.889.4164, or e-mail at info@addyahooks.com. 

  ADDYA is a small, family run business that manufactures fishing hooks and produces other tackle related products for anglers, commercial fisherman, and lure manufactures worldwide.  The ADDYA family started their business in a small shop trading and importing fishing related products in 1943.  Then in 1983 ADDYA began manufacturing high-carbon steel fish hooks with fully automated Japanese machines that could chemically sharpen needle point hooks.  Today, ADDYA's brand of Tri-Cut Point and Needle Point fish hooks are found in international markets throughout the overseas market. 

So is it complicated to design and have your own line of fishing hooks?  "No," said Dave Addya, who works in the liaison office in the United States, "You just need to have the following information; your name, e-mail address, description of the hook, explain if the base of the hook ringed, flattened, or open ring, point of the hook tri-cut or needle, bend of the hook round, Kirby, limerick, or other, is the shank of the hook straight or bent, give the diameter of hook, and sketch of the hook drawing."  After the specks are submitted to Dave, it goes to the tooling/design team.  An example of the hook and cost is sent back to the individual or company for approval.  If approved the individual or company, they pay for the number of hooks that they want and samples are made until the buyer is satisfied through testing then ADDYA begins production.  ADDYA can also do the packaging of the hooks for the individual or company.  The minimum number of hooks required to product your hook is 15,000 to 30,000 or 5,000 to 10,000 on very large hooks 4-inches or longer. (For more information on ADDYA see www.addyahooks.com, call 201.889.4164, or e-mail at info@addyahooks.com). 

 

Over the past year, ADDYA has increased its sales 30% in the USA market.  With this increase, ADDYA had to increase its staff to meet production.  One hook, Honey Hole Hook was one reason why they had the increase in sales.  Another reason for the increase was a promotion with North American Fishing Club where 10,000 hooks, 5,000 saltwater and 5,000 freshwater hooks were given out to club members to test.  The results were 9 out of 10 NAFC members liked the functionality and quality of the ADDYA hook tested.

 

This coming year ADDYA plans on moving forward to manufacturing syringe needle pointed custom hooks.  The cost would be lower than other major hook manufactures, but retain its high quality.  ADDYA also plans on coming out with a line of treble hooks in a number of popular sizes.  For ADDYA it’s all about customer service and assisting smaller retailers or midsize company.   

 

Written by Brad Wiegmann.  Brad is a professional fishing guide on Beaver Lake and a freelance outdoor writer.  Contact him at (479) 756-5279, www.bradwiegmann.com, or by e-mail at bwiegmann@bradwiegmann.com.