We do not currently require you to purchase any particular computer hardware to establish or operate the Business, but we do specify the standards for computer and communication equipment and Internet access. You will be required to subscribe to Quickbooks online standard to use in the operation of your Business. For desktop publishing, your graphic artist will need to purchase Adobe Creative Suite. The minimum requirement to run both is for Windows: Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™ Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise; for Macintosh PowerPC® G4 or G5 or multicore Intel processor or Mac OS X v10.4.8–10.5 (Leopard); and a high speed (broadband) internet connection. We reserve the right to specify computer software and to specify other computer-related standards in the future. You are required to have an electronic Coastal Angler Magazine or The Angler Magazine assigned email address and periodically check your electronic mailbox and the portion of our Website devoted to Franchisees. We reserve the right to market and sell our Products over the Internet.
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Coastal Angler Magazine
Professional servicesSoftware purchasing at Coastal Angler Magazine is controlled at the franchisor level, with Benjamin Martin (Chairman) and Tracy Patterson (COO) named in the 2026 FDD. The system has 34 total units (33 franchised, 1 company-owned), and the filing mandates QuickBooks Online for franchisees. The addressable market is small but concentrated in Florida, where 14 of the 24 mapped operators are located.
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Mandated & recommended tech
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1 technology requirement is recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.
Coastal Angler franchisees are not subject to a minimum sales quota. However, you must print and distribute a minimum of 10,000 copies of Coastal Angler Magazine within your territory each month to maintain your franchise rights. If you fail to print and distribute this quantity, then you will be in breach of your Franchise Agreement and your Franchise Agreement may be terminated if you do not cure this breach by printing the required amount. You must have our approval of any marketing materials that you use. You may not maintain a World Wide Web site or a presence or advertise on the Internet, Facebook, blog, Twitter account or other similar electronic media, or on any other public computer network, or any other kind of public modality, using the Coastal Angler marks without our prior written consent, which may be withheld in our sole judgment. We retain vendors to establish, maintain and manage internet web pages, Facebook and Twitter accounts and other social media for the benefit of the Coastal Angler franchise. Other Coastal Angler franchisees do not have the right to market to customers in your area.
Coastal Angler franchisees are not subject to a minimum sales quota. However, you must print and distribute a minimum of 10,000 copies of Coastal Angler Magazine within your territory each month to maintain your franchise rights. If you fail to print and distribute this quantity, then you will be in breach of your Franchise Agreement and your Franchise Agreement may be terminated if you do not cure this breach by printing the required amount. You must have our approval of any marketing materials that you use. You may not maintain a World Wide Web site or a presence or advertise on the Internet, Facebook, blog, Twitter account or other similar electronic media, or on any other public computer network, or any other kind of public modality, using the Coastal Angler marks without our prior written consent, which may be withheld in our sole judgment. We retain vendors to establish, maintain and manage internet web pages, Facebook and Twitter accounts and other social media for the benefit of the Coastal Angler franchise. Other Coastal Angler franchisees do not have the right to market to customers in your area.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
20 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 explicit no's; 9 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You will be required to subscribe to Quickbooks online standard to use in the operation of your Business.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to these types of generated and stored information via modem.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must also submit to Coastal Angler Magazine current financial statements and other reports as Coastal Angler Magazine may reasonably request to evaluate or compile research data on any operational aspect of the Business.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We may name ourselves or our affiliates as an exclusive supplier of a service or product.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 20
The following independent franchise association has asked that their contact information be included in this disclosure document.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may specify a new service or product as a required product or service within 30 days’ notice to you.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
our Gross Revenues from purchases by franchises of product and services were $0 or 0% of our total revenues of $802,340.00.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We may also derive some rebate revenue from designated and approved suppliers through a program which will serve to partially reimburse us for our costs in the initial sourcing, approval and ongoing monitoring of compliance with our quality standards by our suppliers.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
5Item 8
We estimate that the cost of purchases from designated or approved suppliers represents approximately 2% to 4% of your total purchases in connection with the establishment of your Business, and between 5% and 10% of your ongoing expenses.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you would like to purchase any product or service from another supplier, you may request our Supplier Approval Criteria and Request Form.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
B. Immediately discontinue the use of all Marks, signs, structures, forms of advertising, telephone listings and service, the Manual, and all materials and products of any kind which are identified or associated with the System and return all these materials and products to Coastal Angler Magazine and, at Coastal…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
you agree that you will cause the franchise business to meet all applicable security standards developed by the Payment Card Industry Standards Council or its successor, the standards set by applicable privacy laws, regulations and state and federal governmental agencies, and other regulations and industry standards…
Franchise management
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Coastal Angler Magazine may revise the Manual from time to time.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
Accordingly, you may not establish an internet web site, blog, bulletin board, chat room, barter exchange, home page, marketplace, Facebook page, Twitter account or any other electronic media form (collectively, “web-site”) advertising the franchise business, or use our name or Marks, or any of its derivatives, in a…
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
You must participate in an Advertising Pool when it is established in the territory where your Business is located.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
You may purchase the supplies required for the operation of the Business only from us or approved manufacturers or suppliers.
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Only signs, advertising and promotional material, services, equipment, supplies, uniforms, and furnishings that meet Coastal Angler Magazine standards and specifications will be used by the Business.
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to these types of generated and stored information via modem.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
In addition to opening assistance, for an additional fee, Coastal Angler will provide on-site training as needed.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Attendance at all annual conventions is also mandatory.
The filing answers no to 5 questions
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
- Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?Item 8
The vendor opportunity at Coastal Angler Magazine
Coastal Angler Magazine operates 34 total units — 33 franchised and 1 company-owned — with 24 mapped operators across roughly 24 located units. All mapped operators are single-unit, and the top state is Florida with 14 locations, followed by North Carolina (2), Massachusetts (1), Georgia (1), and Virginia (1). Franchised-outlet growth year over year was 0.0%, so the installed base is stable rather than expanding. The 2026 FDD makes no financial performance representation under Item 19, so no average unit volume figure is available for the cohort the filing defines.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 2 of the FDD names Benjamin Martin as Chairman of the Board and Tracy Patterson as Chief Operating Officer and Director. Edward Chu is a Director, and Joseph D. Woody is listed as a Sales Representative. The franchisor sets computer and communication standards and reserves the right to specify software in the future, which means the buying center is centralized at HQ. Franchisees are required to use an assigned Coastal Angler Magazine or The Angler Magazine email address and periodically check the franchisor's franchisee portal.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Item 11 obliges franchisees to subscribe to QuickBooks Online standard for business operations. The FDD also names Facebook and Twitter in Item 12. The filing states that the franchisor does not currently require particular computer hardware but does specify standards for computer and communication equipment and Internet access. Franchisees may be required to upgrade software as technological advances require, but not more often than once a year. Each franchisee is assigned a freelance graphic artist who must have a computer system meeting franchisor specifications, at the artist's expense.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 establishes an approved-supplier list. Franchisees must purchase from approved or designated suppliers but can request approval of alternative suppliers. The franchisor is an approved supplier for business supplies and graphic/design services, but not the only one. Estimated source-restricted purchases represent approximately 2% to 4% of establishment costs and 5% to 10% of ongoing expenses. The franchisor may derive rebate revenue from designated and approved suppliers. No officer of Coastal Angler Magazine owns an interest in any approved supplier.
Renewal under Item 17 is available for additional 10-year terms if the franchisee is in good standing, pays a $2,500 renewal fee, modernizes the business to current standards, and signs a general release. The franchisor may require a new franchise agreement with materially different terms, except the initial fee is waived. With flat franchised-outlet growth and a 10-year term, contract windows are likely driven by renewals and technology upgrades rather than new unit openings.
How to read the Coastal Angler Magazine FDD
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. Item 2 names the officers, Item 8 covers supplier restrictions, Item 11 sets technology and training requirements, Item 17 governs renewal, and Item 19 states that no financial performance representation is made. For a ranked target list of franchise systems that fit your software, talk to FranCloud.
Ordinary royalty terms
Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.
Questions vendors ask
Coastal Angler Magazine, answered from the filing
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
24 operators run 24 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| FL | 14 |
|---|---|
| NC | 2 |
| MA | 1 |
| GA | 1 |
| VA | 1 |
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