Rapala waders honoured at fishing awards
Finnish fishing apparel and equipment brand Rapala has received two accolades at the 2011 European Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition (EFTTEX), held in Amsterdam on 17-19June.
The firm’s ‘Eco Wear Reflection Waders’ received the Best New Apparel Award and Sufix Synergy Carp was named the Best New Monofilament Line at the event.
The Eco Wear Reflection Waders feature a new design protected pattern that mimics natural underwater light reflections, the company claims. They act as an aquatic camouflage and help the wearer to blend into the subsurface environment.
They are also the first waders manufactured with an ecological process from DuPont that significantly reduces their environmental footprint and the dependence on petroleum, the company claims. DuPont Cerenol Polyol technology is based on DuPont’s proprietary family of polyether polyols that are manufactured in a sustainable process using an ingredient derived from agricultural feedstock.
The technology is applied as part of the Eco Wear Reflection Waders’ manufacturing process where the fabric is given its waterproof and breathable qualities with 30% smaller fossil energy use and 35% smaller greenhouse gas emissions.
