02-10-2006, 01:49 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Spent about 3 hours at the boat show this afternoon. Saw OldCoot, Bassrods and CBR. Also saw megabucks worth of watercraft and accessories. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As expected, not much of a crowd on a Thursday afternoon. I suppose Friday night and the weekend will be busier.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Not much fishing gear. They do have casting and fly tying demos. Also have some show and tell at the bass tank. Caught Bassrods' program on Mojo rigging. Good stuff.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Had to watch the wakeboarding demo setup. They have a high speed winch setup that hauls the wakeboarder across the water, up over a ramp and then down into another tank. SPLASHY.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Couldn't believe the size (and price tags) on some of the boats. Much bigger than my budget and my boating interests. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]They even had a couple of huge multi-deck houseboats on display...for Powell timeshares. I'm still wondering how they got them in and set up. Must be like the ship in a bottle thing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Lots of good deals on boats to encourage buying at the show. Saw some good fishing boats that called out to me. No pontoons or float tubes though, other than like those in the one pic.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As expected, not much of a crowd on a Thursday afternoon. I suppose Friday night and the weekend will be busier.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Not much fishing gear. They do have casting and fly tying demos. Also have some show and tell at the bass tank. Caught Bassrods' program on Mojo rigging. Good stuff.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Had to watch the wakeboarding demo setup. They have a high speed winch setup that hauls the wakeboarder across the water, up over a ramp and then down into another tank. SPLASHY.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Couldn't believe the size (and price tags) on some of the boats. Much bigger than my budget and my boating interests. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]They even had a couple of huge multi-deck houseboats on display...for Powell timeshares. I'm still wondering how they got them in and set up. Must be like the ship in a bottle thing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Lots of good deals on boats to encourage buying at the show. Saw some good fishing boats that called out to me. No pontoons or float tubes though, other than like those in the one pic.[/#0000ff]
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