Lake Wales, Fla. — A Band of Anglers, the umbrella company overseeing several fishing tackle brands including Ocean Born, Engage, Hyperlastics and Spooltek, has named Paul Michele its Global Director of Sales and Marketing. Patrick Sébile, the legendary tackle designer and founder of A Band of Anglers, Inc., calls Michele “a friend of many years and a consummate tackle professional with a strong and positive reputation among buyers and media.”

Michele is a 25-year veteran of the fishing industry with time at Garmin/Navionics, Florida Fishing Weekly, Yo-Zuri, Gamakatsu/SPRO and Folsom Corporation. He has a stellar sales record and a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of both freshwater and saltwater markets.

“For years, Patrick and I have been friendly competitors,” Michele says. “Now it’s the thrill of my career to get to work alongside him and to help grow A Band of Anglers.”

Along with his professional credentials and relationships, Michele counts himself as an avid and passionate angler.

“I’ve been an angler longer than I can remember,” he says. “Whether it’s trolling offshore for big game species or casting to farm pond bass or anything in between, I love it.”

In addition to his sales career, Michele is a longtime member of the Southern Kingfish Association, the Recreational Fishing Association, the Coastal Conservation Association and several outdoor communicator organizations.

According to Sébile, Michele’s credentials make him the perfect professional for leading A Band of Anglers’ sales and marketing efforts, but it’s Michele’s musical taste — a preference for heavy metal that’s shared by Sébile — that has helped to cement their friendship. As Sébile puts it, “Our mutual love of Metallica will help to keep A Band of Anglers rocking!”

Michele holds a degree in Communications from York College of Pennsylvania.

Michele can be contacted at (508) 322-0492 orPMichele@ABandOfAnglers.com. He will be in A Band of Anglers’ booth at ICAST (#1836).

About A Band of Anglers, LLC:

A Band of Anglers, Inc., is the brainchild of legendary international tackle designer and manufacturer Patrick Sébile, winner of dozens of national and international design awards and the only person ever to sweep the Best Hard Lure and Best Soft Lure categories in the same year at ICAST (2009). A Band of Anglers’ products are designed and developed by Sébile and his team of talented and innovative anglers from around the world. A Band of Anglers takes its tagline — Authentic. Passionate. Real. — from its commitment to bring the best fishing products to the marketplace at a fair price and a great value.

For more information, please visit www.abandofanglers.com.