Big Buck at the boat show - I went Friday night..maybe I missed something but all I saw were four heads on the wall???? I was thinkin': "Dag gone man, this can't be all there is?" Maybe the actual contest was on Saturday or Sunday and what I was seeing were the early entries?
Strader Show - Not sure what anyone expects to see at a show, but I'll tell you all what...there ain't none of them what they used to be, and none of them will ever be what they used to be either in my opinion. Strader's started out pretty good about fifteen years ago (or so I thought), but I think the Strader show along with any other show you go to now days has fallen victim to the big stores (BPS, Cabela's, EBAY, Amazon, etc). Why go to a show, look around, hunt for, bargain with people, etc and MAYBE come out with what you wanted verses go to the big store, go to the exact isle you know your stuff is in, pick it up, pay for it and get on with your day?
I understand why we all would like to go to a good show...for the cameraderie amongst fellow sportsmen, maybe hear/tell some good stories and to be able to be in the ambiance of the stuff we all like. I don't know...the internet sure has made things convenient but on the flip side it's also taken a lot of fun out of it too.
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