the rods are currently not in the country as we've been waiting to see where it's going.
We fly stock in monthly and bi-monthly and as far as I know Sensation will be getting stock and Fear None (Bank Angler) will also be stocking them.
It's going to be a very small facet with 10-20 anglers participating in terms of National trials. We'll support all participating in the facet as I seriously doubt if tackle shops are going to stock these specialised rods, lines and rigs as it's not going to be a commercially viable operation.
Feeder is going to be a lot like Match as the fishing is largely with Maggots and Joker and carp makes up less than 5% of fish caught on feeder in Europe and Bream make up 50%+
We'll be fishing species we don't know and 99% of matches / tournaments will be in Europe in venues largely used as match venues and you know what our history is with Match fishing in Eu waters.
Drop me a PM and I can give you more detail, I am assisting Trevor Spencer in the implementation planning.
Currently there are 2 National Champions working in the Awa-Shima warehouse and the Whelsh champ just happens to be a regional distributor of our products.