I was fairly impressed with the retailers this time. IMHO the expo had taken a step backward in 06 and 07, but I enjoyed myself this year. There was a very good selection of bass and saltwater tackle. Most of the hottest new baits were available in one booth or another. I got some pretty good stuff. And of course there were plenty of shiny new boats to look at and daydream about.
I went to one of Brent Chapman's seminars and caught the end of Mark Tyler's. They were ok. Mostly just talked about how they've done on the tournament trail recently. The lighting in the seminar area was terrible though, hope they get that fixed by next year. The graffiti on the wall didn't add much to the atmosphere either.
Also got to do a little bit of fishing after I left the expo so that was nice. It was cold but I found a couple largemouth willing to bite.
Tonight I'll post pics of some of the crap I bought.
So who else went? What did you think?
I went to one of Brent Chapman's seminars and caught the end of Mark Tyler's. They were ok. Mostly just talked about how they've done on the tournament trail recently. The lighting in the seminar area was terrible though, hope they get that fixed by next year. The graffiti on the wall didn't add much to the atmosphere either.
Also got to do a little bit of fishing after I left the expo so that was nice. It was cold but I found a couple largemouth willing to bite.
Tonight I'll post pics of some of the crap I bought.
So who else went? What did you think?