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[Rodney]

If You'd like to attend this year's BC Sportsmen's Show at Tradex on March 7th to 9th, you can now purchase tickets online and use the code ROD25 to get 50% off on all tickets.

https://www.showpass.com/2025-bc-sportsmens-show/

[armytruck]

Well , thanks Rod . This will help to cover parking fees . 

[ShaunO]

Awesome!

I haven't been since 2020... right before some kind of world changing event took place. I'm looking forward to taking my kids again and seeing all of the great vendors and presenters.

[redside1]

Pretty weak looking fishing lineup at the show.  I see Fred's with a booth that's 70', Chrome Strike Outfitters, Torpedo tackle shop, a Gamakatsu booth and a Yakima Bait booth. There is a presentation by Jarod Higginbotham from Yakima bait that could be pretty good. Will show techniques used in Washington & Oregon that maybe aren't used up here

[armytruck]

The Outdoor show in Chilliwack is a great show as well . I will be going to that one as well . Especially when they last year had a great selection of resorts to look into .

[roeman]

Beware if you buy tickets online. 20 minutes after I purchased with my CC online I had charges that I did not do thru Amazon.

[armytruck]

After the hundreds of poor rated post I've read on Saturday , I ditched the idea of attending lol.

[SuperBobby]

I haven't been in over 20 years. I'd rather watch paint dry.

[fisherforever]

These shows are just glorified boat and motorhome shows! I'm the same as SuperBobby, haven't been to one for 20 years.

[GordJ]

I am wondering how, if you haven’t gone to a show in 20 years, you could state an opinion on one? 

[SuperBobby]

I am wondering how, if you haven’t gone to a show in 20 years, you could state an opinion on one?

I first went in the 90s when I was 17. That was over 30 years ago. The shows at the Tradex were very good back then. I kept going back every year for the next 3 years.
They were still good but by the late 90s they had started to noticeably go downhill. I would skip a year, skip 2, and then went to my final show in ether 2004 or 2005 and it was completely a waste of time. Talking to many others who went in the last 20 years and they all agree that it is a mere shadow of what it was and is even less exciting than even 10 years ago.

I think that should be good enough to state an opinion.

[SuperBobby]

One of the questions I always had was why were the 'little guys' disappearing from the booths as time went on?
They were what really added to the show. Then I enquired about what it cost to rent a booth at the show and I just about choked on my overpriced lunch that I bought.
Left a really bad taste in my mouth and realized that just like everything else....it's all about the money and there is no room for the 'little guy' anymore.
I no longer contribute to big corporation BS.

[roeman]

I first went in the 90s when I was 17. That was over 30 years ago. The shows at the Tradex were very good back then. I kept going back every year for the next 3 years.
They were still good but by the late 90s they had started to noticeably go downhill. I would skip a year, skip 2, and then went to my final show in ether 2004 or 2005 and it was completely a waste of time. Talking to many others who went in the last 20 years and they all agree that it is a mere shadow of what it was and is even less exciting than even 10 years ago.

I think that should be good enough to state an opinion.

Seems like a lot of people don't like or accept that others have an opinion and criticize those that voice an opinion.