Of the 41 category winners voted on by members of the media and retail buyers at the New Product Showcase sponsored by Fishing Tackle Retailer, the FluxJet Fishing Kayak took home the prized Best of Show Award at ICAST 2025. Billed as World’s First Electric Jet Fishing Kayak, FluxJet Kayaks hopes to redefine the kayak fishing experience with the lightest, easiest to launch, most powerful kayak on the market and requires no outboard motor.
Check out the FluxJet Kayaks in our New Product Review videos on The Fisherman’s YouTube page.
“Congratulations to FluxJet on winning this year’s Best of Show Award,” said Glenn Hughes, President and CEO of the American Sportfishing Association. “This award and the 41 best of category winners are the culmination of years of research and will shape the future of our industry. Thanks again to Fishing Tackle Retailer for sponsoring the Showcase.”
“We’ve been working for more than 10 years to get this technology ready and developing it in secret and to have ICAST as the place to launch to launch it and win this award is completely overwhelming,” said Jason Woods, CEO of FluxJet Kayaks. “To win this award is next level and it really makes the 10-years of grinding on this worth it.”
More than 800 products were submitted to the New Product Showcase in 2025, including rods, reels, accessories, electronics, and apparel. See all the ’25 winners here.
Winners of ICAST 2025 Best of Category Awards at ICAST this year which you can expect to be spotlighted in The Fisherman’s twice-a-week New Product Reviews include Quantum’s Cabo spinning reel and the Quantum Merit saltwater combo, the new Ballistic 3000 from Daiwa, PowerPro Max 8 braid, Humminbird’s XPLORE fish finder series, Pinnacle shorts from AFTCO, Huk Performance Fishing’s new Camp Shirt, Bajio’s Greenland Green Water Matte with rose mirror lenses, and the Force Current kayak trolling motor from Garmin.
Anglers can also cast their own vote favorite product from the 2025 Anglers’ Choice Award. In addition to helping crown this year’s winner, each submission will be automatically entered to win one of several prizes. Winners will be drawn each week during the voting period, with one lucky angler snagging two free tickets to ICAST 2026. Select your favorite New Product Showcase item here.
ICAST is the largest fishing trade show in the world, bringing over 12,000 people from 78 of countries to Orlando each July to see the newest products and brands in the sportfishing industry. Hosted by ASA, this year’s show included more than 580 exhibitors and more than 600 brands in the fishing industry. Learn more at www.icastfishing.org.
