Dan Vesuvio, President of Fish Harder Companies has announced that Fish Harder has acquired the rights to be the sole distributor of Mihatchii products in the United States and Canada.

Tim Norman, head of Sales and Marketing for Fish Harder Companies, has been named president of the new company, Mihatchii.

"We're excited about this opportunity. Mihatchii is by far the most modern and progressive sportfishing hook company in the world. They make a wide variety of hooks for the freshwater, saltwater and commercial markets," Norman said. "We intend to use their expertise - along with that of our pro staff - to develop a line of professional grade fish hooks for the American and Canadian markets."

Look for the first of the new pro-designed, innovative hooks to be launched at this years ICAST Show.

Norman also announced Mike Iaconelli, Greg Hackney and Peter Thliveros to be the first members of Mihatchii's professional pro staff.