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Looks like it's time for the Big Boy's Toy Store Show again. KC Boat & Sportshow, January 23-26. Link: http://www.kansascitysportshow.com/default.aspx
They have some interesting seminars: http://www.kansascitysportshow.com/a.../seminars.aspx
(If you look real hard, you will find some familiar names)
Who's goin'?
I've never been to it Alex. I might just give it a chance this year. I'll have to look and see how many tackle exhibitors there are 'cause if I start looking at boats again Miss Liz is likely to give my boat to her new husband!
I just looked at all the exhibitors, holy cow! I think we're going to try either the Friday night after work or Saturday morning Alex. You going? I had to promise not to look at boats and outboards.
Chris, I will probably go Saturday. I like the crappie and catfish seminars.
I will be up Saturday all day.
Saturday it is then! Look around for CDC members!
I will be sporting a Ranger hat and shirt or maybe a Crappie.com shirt and will be the big guy drooling over the new Ranger boats. The noon seminar with Todd and Tim may be a good place to meet up with everyone.
I didn't here good things about it last year- but looking at the list, it looks like a pretty good show- but still light on tackle exhibitors. I usually get my season Corps of Engineers ramp pass at the one is St. Louis in past years, but I didn't see the corps on the list of booth exhibitors.
I went to the Outdoor and Gun show in St. Joseph yesterday. Only boat dealer there was Charlie Kunkel from 154 Marine in Perry Mo (MTL). I had a good conversation with a guy from Kansas who invented a tool called the "Pop Snagger" http://www.popsnagger.com/ It is basically a piers with a rat-tooth for busting jig eyelets, a GOOD side cutter that actually cuts line, an eyelet threader for line and a hook file. Kind of nice talking to the inventor of these tools about how tough it is to get their invention sold and how the big box stores expect them to outsource their production so they can get a 100% margin (100% mark-up)on the sale of their product. I think this tool will very well made and will beat the cheap steel jig eyelet buster I have been using- but I usually resort to another jig hook to clean the paint out of the eyelet anyway.
I have a set of those pliers. The guy was good friends with Ned Rutledge and I got a pair through him via Mike Friend. They are pretty handy.
Last year it was the absolute worse sports show ever.
I might try to head up Saturday or Sunday. It's always nice to break some of the cabin fever and drool over the new boats and travel trailers!
The all new 2014 Ranger aluminum 1780 deep vee will make its first Midwest appearance. Somewhere around 20 Rangers total including fiberglass and aluminum models will be in the building. Hope everyone enjoys themselves.
Dillon you can ride along with me if you want. Plan on going up Saturday morning to be there when it starts at 10. Steve look forward to seeing you. I will like someone else said be drooling over some new Ranger's while there.
Pretty dang decent array of fishing boats to look at this year. 20+ Rangers between two dealerships both fiberglass and aluminum (thanks to two great dealers). Couple Stratos, few Trackers, 4 or 5 Nitros, half dozen Triton's both glass and aluminum, couple of Bass Cats, two Phoenix, Sea Ark, Express, Lowe, War Eagle. Alumacraft, sure i'm forgetting someone. The preceding was brought to you by your local EBO (equal boat opportunity) cdc member ,,,,,prejudice yes but trying not to show it,,,,too much :) ,,,. If you're in the building look me up, VIP night Wednesday and yesterday were both good days, good attendance so far and good numbers of people in the market this year.
Ranger Prejudiced??? Ranger You Steve? Ranger I simply Ranger do NOT Ranger believe it! Ranger. Hope you have a GREAT show Ranger and sell a million. Ranger.Quote:
Originally Posted by kazualobzerver
Probably head up there as well, looks like fishing is out... AGAIN!!
Won't be going to the boat show. Doesn't look like much besides the boats, so I thought I'd make a deal with Liz. I suggested we go walk around BPS for a while and pick some things up and I'd buy dinner wherever she wanted. She said sure sounds like fun. What? It just keeps getting better.
I'd walk around Bass Pro with you for dinner!
What he said!Quote:
Originally Posted by keeferfish
Me and two will be up there in the morning.
Dillon and I should be up around 11:30 and will be at the noon crappie seminar then off to drool on some new Ranger boats. I will also have our two exchange students with me. One from Germany and one from the Netherlands. Last year I took Dan which was from Australia. He had a great time but mostly talked about the Progressive girls on the way home:yikes.
Glad Bass Pro doesn't charge me to come in and look at what they have to sell.