Post by spainy79 on Feb 18, 2012 20:23:40 GMT -5
After the last couple weeks at work and not getting out much I headed to Indy today to check out the show. I've always wanted to go but never made it up there. After today I now see myself going every year from this point on. There is so much to see and the amount of walking and fighting the crowds is almost brutal but it's a good time. I think the best part was meeting Tom Miranda and shaking the hand of an accomplished super slammer. I picked up his dvd of all 29 kills on video, 3 disc set for $25; sold. I talked to the reps at the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife booth about their elk lottery. They say their population is over 10,000 and this year they're drawing 900 tags. I'm currently waiting on a new cc to arrive and I'll be entering the lottery this year. Chances of getting drawn are slim but it is a lottery; you can't win if you don't play. I was hoping Tim Farmer would be there but he wasn't.
I was a little disapointed with Tackle Town. I imagined it being more retail oriented but there were a lot of guide services set up in the area. I did find one booth where they were selling 15 pack of grubs for 50 cents so I picked up a few of those. Right next to that bin was a $1 bin with different kinds of hooks, leaders and other misc stuff. That was definately a table to score some deals. My main focus was muskie. One booth had tons of muskie stuff but at the same time these lures seemed excessive and most likely a waste of money (by waste of money I mean this lure would get snagged on a log out at Bass Lake and I'd never see it again). Thanks to this site and how Guide dog lures have been used I found what was about as close as I could get comparison wise. Paid $7 for a 7 inch shad body, double spinner with a replacement body. I thought about picking up one of the 10 inch shad but couldn't make myself do it.
I also found out that the Hobie kayak I would like to have is $2500 (ouch) but it is sweet especially after seeing it in person. I didn't really pay much attention to the whole RV aspect of this event other than you have to walk through the area to get to tackle town and the quiet outdoor area. I did look at some of the newer Lund boats and got a good laugh when I seen the pontoon with the bar built into it. That was a party barge.
I would post some pics of what I bought but the hard drive crashed on my pc and I'm currently using my buddies laptop.
I was a little disapointed with Tackle Town. I imagined it being more retail oriented but there were a lot of guide services set up in the area. I did find one booth where they were selling 15 pack of grubs for 50 cents so I picked up a few of those. Right next to that bin was a $1 bin with different kinds of hooks, leaders and other misc stuff. That was definately a table to score some deals. My main focus was muskie. One booth had tons of muskie stuff but at the same time these lures seemed excessive and most likely a waste of money (by waste of money I mean this lure would get snagged on a log out at Bass Lake and I'd never see it again). Thanks to this site and how Guide dog lures have been used I found what was about as close as I could get comparison wise. Paid $7 for a 7 inch shad body, double spinner with a replacement body. I thought about picking up one of the 10 inch shad but couldn't make myself do it.
I also found out that the Hobie kayak I would like to have is $2500 (ouch) but it is sweet especially after seeing it in person. I didn't really pay much attention to the whole RV aspect of this event other than you have to walk through the area to get to tackle town and the quiet outdoor area. I did look at some of the newer Lund boats and got a good laugh when I seen the pontoon with the bar built into it. That was a party barge.
I would post some pics of what I bought but the hard drive crashed on my pc and I'm currently using my buddies laptop.