Went to the show Friday and Saturday (helps when you can get in for free)
. Yeah, it was pretty much the same show as others have stated...noticed a few previous booths were not there, and Hubs downsizing their show space significantly stood out to me. Good to see other retailers stepping up to the plate and going hard at the show. Riverside and Army and their usual deals. Got my dad a sturgeon setup, and am happy with the deal I got on it. I was looking forward to seeing "Yukon Dan" this year, but he wasn't there. that guy's fun to watch pan for gold.
IMO the star of the show was Dave Mercer. He did a seminar with Dave Murphy. What a personality that guy's got. I was really impressed with how approachable he is, and my bro even got a cool bass kit for helping him on stage. Good to see the kids love him too. Also, thanks for the fly Todd Oishi!!
I always enjoy watching Todd tie his flies, true professional.....wasn't completely satisfied with some of answers I got for my questions from FFSBC...
On a side note...was kinda dissapointed to see the AMSoil girls wearing so much clothes...maybe blowhards were complaining from years past? :'(lol