Artificial fish bait "ugly duckling", product of namesake company from Čačak, the best in Europe

At “Efitex Europe Finest" Fair in Prague, among 846 exhibitors from all over the world, artificial fish bait "ugly duckling” from Čačak has been declared the best in Europe. With that award, Čačak’s bait "ugly duckling" received the title of the best new bait on European market – said the Manager and co-owner of Čačak-based company "Ružno pače" (Ugly Duckling), Mladen Radonjić.

He said that 90% of produced "ugly duckling" baits were exported to the markets of 25 countries and he added that the bait was protected brand on the market of European Union and another 37 countries prior to 2017.

Fish bait "ugly duckling" is made manually from special type of wood and its size ranges between 2 and 12.5 cm. About 20,000 pieces are produced on monthly basis.

Production of baits started in Čačak’s company "Grafopromet" 25 years ago. Company “Ugly Duckling” took over that business two years ago. Co-owner Mladen Radonjić pointed out that 23 workers were engaged in the production of the best bait.