Hywel Morgan has accepted a product development role with Daiwa. Hywel, the son of FF&FT's Moc Morgan, is a well known and well respected figure in game angling.

"Signing for Daiwa is a very exciting opportunity; it allows me to work with top class engineers in their state of the art facilities in Scotland," said Hywel. "This means that I can get involved in every aspect of design and development on rods for the UK fishermen. Having tried some of the early prototypes it has shown me that over the next few years Daiwa are certain to break some exciting new ground in modern blank technology."

Daiwa director, Robin Morley said: "“I am delighted at Hywel’s arrival. Retaining the experience and skills of someone like him into to our team is a major step for Daiwa. The game sector is very important for us, especially being based in Scotland. However, we recognise the challenges of today’s market and his world-class ability and broad knowledge is a significant part of our intention to bring the best possible products to market.”