02-14-2013, 04:06 AM
Thanks wiper, I figured that was the booth as I stopped by and talked to mike for awhile, stellar guy. Got to meet art too.
There will be 1,000 guides/lodges at the ISE show. I'm with you though, the last few years its been nothing but wake boats and they have pretty well forgot about the fishermen. I did notice barber bros came this year so that Fred's marine wasn't the only tracker dealer. A few lunds, smokercrafts, alumacrafts, and the like but not many. We stopped off and looked at the striper that dicks marine brought but I was disappointed not to see any others like it. What happened to c-dory, trophy, robalo, Boston whaler, Grady white, century...guess we will have to go to washingtons boat show for those. Not enough interest around here I suppose. You bring up an interesting point about canoes and kayaks. They are becoming really popular for fishing. Why not put those in the boat show? Why not any drift boats? How about a section of small aluminum boats, flat bottoms and v-hulls? I see a ton of them on the lake, why not the boat show? How about some more tackle companies. Sportsmans, cabelas, I'm pretty sure they can afford a booth.
I understand that wakeboard boats and ski boats are a large part of utah boating, it just seems like there is a majority that is trying to slowly push the fisherman out of existence. I know we all have a story or several of ski boats coming way too close while we are fishing at a wake less speed.
Rant over.
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There will be 1,000 guides/lodges at the ISE show. I'm with you though, the last few years its been nothing but wake boats and they have pretty well forgot about the fishermen. I did notice barber bros came this year so that Fred's marine wasn't the only tracker dealer. A few lunds, smokercrafts, alumacrafts, and the like but not many. We stopped off and looked at the striper that dicks marine brought but I was disappointed not to see any others like it. What happened to c-dory, trophy, robalo, Boston whaler, Grady white, century...guess we will have to go to washingtons boat show for those. Not enough interest around here I suppose. You bring up an interesting point about canoes and kayaks. They are becoming really popular for fishing. Why not put those in the boat show? Why not any drift boats? How about a section of small aluminum boats, flat bottoms and v-hulls? I see a ton of them on the lake, why not the boat show? How about some more tackle companies. Sportsmans, cabelas, I'm pretty sure they can afford a booth.
I understand that wakeboard boats and ski boats are a large part of utah boating, it just seems like there is a majority that is trying to slowly push the fisherman out of existence. I know we all have a story or several of ski boats coming way too close while we are fishing at a wake less speed.
Rant over.
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