Trout Magnet knows how to help anglers land their next catch. Its online store needed to make buying the right gear just as straightforward.
Slow-loading pages, hosting limitations, time-consuming category updates, and the need to connect ecommerce operations with Fishbowl ERP were creating friction for shoppers and staff. ioVista addressed those issues with a faster storefront, improved systems integration, a hosting migration, and simpler category management.
Trout Magnet, a venture of Arkansas-based Leland’s Lures, serves anglers and wholesale dealers with proprietary lure lines including Trout Magnet™, Crappie Magnet™, and Eye Hole, alongside rods, accessories, and apparel.
Fishing tips, pro staff insights, and educational content help customers choose and use their gear. The shopping experience needed to support that same practical, helpful approach.
Patience belongs on the water. It should not be a requirement for shopping online.
Trout Magnet’s Magento 2 storefront was experiencing slow page loads that disrupted the browsing experience. Google Search Console also flagged page-experience performance issues.
Behind the scenes, category pages required detailed manual product updates. The ecommerce environment also needed to work effectively with Fishbowl, the company’s ERP system, while the existing hosting arrangement raised concerns about support and operating costs.
The priorities were clear: improve storefront performance, reduce maintenance work, strengthen the connection between ecommerce and back-office operations, and give the business a stronger hosting foundation.
ioVista focused on the parts of the existing commerce environment that needed improvement.
ioVista implemented the Hyvä theme to modernize the Magento 2 frontend. The work replaced a heavier shopping interface with a lightweight design focused on page speed and usability.
The goal was straightforward: help customers spend more time exploring fishing gear and less time waiting for pages to load.
ioVista restructured category landing pages to reduce the need for granular manual product updates.
This addressed an operational burden as well as a storefront issue, making category maintenance more manageable for Trout Magnet’s team.
ioVista incorporated Fishbowl ERP into the commerce environment, creating a stronger connection between the Magento storefront and Trout Magnet’s back-office operations.
The integration helped bring ecommerce and operational systems together so that the website could function as part of a broader business workflow rather than as a standalone sales channel.
For a company serving both retail customers and wholesale dealers, that connection is an important part of maintaining an efficient and scalable commerce operation.
ioVista migrated the store from IonBlade to Cloudways, completing the move with no data loss and minimal downtime.
Together, the Fishbowl integration, hosting migration, frontend improvements, and category-management changes addressed both the technology infrastructure and the shopping experience supporting the store’s daily operations.
80%
reduction in page load time72
increase in customer engagement56%
increase in conversion rateThe project delivered a modernized storefront, simpler category maintenance, improved integration with Fishbowl ERP, and an updated hosting environment. Performance results will be finalized following validation of the reporting metrics and comparison periods: Trout Magnet also received an “Exceptional” overall Store Quality rating and Google Merchant Center’s “Top Quality Store” recognition. These reflect the broader shopping experience, including website quality, shipping, returns, and customer feedback. For Trout Magnet, the work brought the online experience and underlying commerce operations closer to the practical expertise behind its products: helping customers find what they need while giving the business a stronger foundation for managing online sales.
ioVista helps businesses identify performance problems, integrate ecommerce with ERP and operational systems, simplify commerce operations, and improve the customer experience. Talk with our team about what is slowing your store down.
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