Big Name @ Lexington Boat Show

[gettingonefishin]

You took the words right out of my mouth about the fees for setting up yo sell bait and tackle. I have'nt been in years and for the same reason, to many boats and not enough other stuff to attract me. I remember when a lot of guys that made baits would come to the show and a fella could get some nice stuff at a real reasonable price. If a person is not in the market for a boat then why go pay money to see something your not even looking for. My opinion.

Dennis

[know1]

Is it really that enlightening to see someone give a 30 min. seminar in a fish tank?

[Fishhead]

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Depends on who is doing the seminar, if they have decent public speaking skills, how much time they spent on preparation and material, how well they know the subject, etc. Some of the pros are really good at conveying the information so are not so good.

It also depends on the listener too. Some people cannot listen to someone speak, watch the demonstration, then retain it and put it to actual use on the water. But if you can do that and you get a good speaker then yes they can be very "enlightening" and you can learn a ton of info that may have taken years on the water to get a handle on.

For instance, Mark Menendez was at Plapps a few weeks ago doing a seminar on KY/Barkley Lakes. I learned a ton of info that night and reinforced some ideas I had of my own. Since then I heard there was another seminar with a different speaker at a different Marina and he was not nearly as informative as Menendez.

Oh, one more thing Fishrgurl, its suppose to be entertaining as well as informative. So either your into the fishing thing and want to hear these guys speak or you don't. If your not interested then you would probably be bored to tears.

[buzzking]

no I just go to catch the trout, ***** when the kids want their jig poles back though

[Dave Stewart]

Depends on whether you want to learn something or not. I have been on the seminar trail for 3 years now and will be going out again this year doing seminars. I have watched a lot of seminars from a lot of professional anglers (tournament anglers and guides) over the past three years and I can tell you that you certainly can learn from them some nice tips about different techniques. In almost every single case they make themselves available after the seminar and while they are there at the show to talk to you one on one. I have spent many hours at the shows I work talking to folks, answering their questions and sharing information. Of course I am sure there a number of folks that refrain from coming up and talking to us because they think they might be bothering us but I can tell you for sure that is not the case...those of us that make our living fishing love to talk fishing...we learn from you too.

[troutman]

Get rid of lumberjacks, window and gutter salesman,etc. Get more guides, lodges, resorts,tackle dealers, etc.

[smljaw]

The window and gutter sales people are buying booth space. I agree that I would rather see a tackle dealer in that space. But, why would the show promoter not want the window and gutter guys in the show? They are paying good $$$ for that space every year and people keep paying $$$ to attend the show! What more could a show promoter want?

Hey DaveStewart, how much does someone charge to do a weekend full of seminars? This is also an issue for a show promoter. Will hundreds of additional tickets be sold at the door to offset the costs & fees paid out to a big name in the bass fishing industry? It sounds like Stokley's has worked out a deal dirrectly with KVD. This probably isn't costing the show promoter much if anything. Stokley's is hoping KVD will sell some Tracker and Nitro boats for them!

Thanks for the input. Please give more if you have it.

[Dave Stewart]

I would be happy to talk to you about the costs of seminars....there are different approaches the getting the seminar speakers both guides and professional trail anglers. You can call me at 270-354-5039 and I might be able to give you some ideas about it. Also might be able to shed some light on how I have seen a lot of shows do well and some not from my observations over the past 3 years of working some of the biggest shows in the country.

[GITZIT]

>Is it really that enlightening to
>see someone give a 30
>min. seminar in a fish
>tank?


I saw KVD at lexington or louisville several years ago. He gave a 30 minute seminar and i was amazed for the whole half hour. For someone to be that gifted at fishing, and to be able to be that comfortable and informative in front of a group of people like he was is definitely worth seeing. He actually roll-casted his spinnerbait from the top of the tank into a guys beer sitting in the crowd. So i guess if you are at all involved in bass fishing in any way, I'd say it is something you don't want to miss.
As far as my opinion of the show, it definitely needs to be more fishing related, and less infomercial related.

[spinnerbaitguy]

Well it seems that others who had the same sentiments as I do logged on before I had the opportunity but I would have expressed things in the same way .The fun left it for me when ,as a younger man(a long time ago) ,I realized that the show was catered towards a more upscale clientele who could afford bigger more expensive and expansive toys .I felt swallowed up by the huge price tags on big ticker items what I felt back then I would never be able to afford .I was more interested in learning,expanding my fishing knowledge and dreaming of owning a Tracker type boat to visit some exotic destinations (at least back then they were exotic) like Dale Hollow,Ky Lake and the like .Looking at new tackle ideas was big to me also .I remember the year the guy was there with the "Flying Lure".......anybody with me here?? Maybe I just miss the feeling that people actually loved fishing and it was not all a marketed scheme and scam derived to get one more dollar out of me .Gullible ,huh ?Well it seems that I've probably rambled long enough .I believe that me being asked my opinions is what got this thread going in the first place .
I DO believe that people still love the purity of fishing ,whether they be a tournament fishermen or a weekender and it is this kind of excitement ,which initially fueled my fire that will no doubt fuel the next generations of wide eyed idealists who want to spend every spare minute on the water pursuing their passion .It was kinda like when I realized that pro sports was more about $$$ than about loving the game you get paid to play .That,for me,was the day the music died .I still love fishing-tournaments and for fun , but it aint the same .Thanks for listening folks .

[redneckshadrap]

Dave and others....I would love to see a great show with dealers like the Strader Show they have in Louisville. But unfortunately it is that the "Boat Show"

It'd be cool to have Dave give a seminar on on Ky Lake and have a bunch of Ky Lake Marinas there handing out Brochures. Heck that's the way it should be. About promoting Ky Lakes, Guides, Dealers, ect....
I'm sure there could also be someone from Lake Cumberland as well.....

Plus the fact that thier booths are just too dang high.....

I was just too impressed with the Strader Show to ever believe we could have one like that here in Lexington.

Billy




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[Jose]

I liked it when their was fishing tackle (show specials) to buy and fishing/boating seminars to attend. I DO enjoy looking at all the boats, but since I know I won't be buying a new one this year (or next) it's not what raews me out of the house on a cold winter's day. PLEASE BRING BACK MORE FISHING!!