Yeah Tyrone,
Guess we did get a bit off-track. The show did seem smaller......from the vendors present to the attendees wandering. I do believe gas and "blustering" economy effect the attendance. Of course diminishing attendance results in corresponding vendor participation. Too bad. It still seems the best place to compare a fistfull of rods, reels, and lines and see what is most comfortable for THAT day. They did seem to have a greater and more varied seminar presentation......good. Deals......? I don't know. Got enough STUFF already. As long as the vendors are satisfied, we DO like the seemingly lower attendance. When they do get the crowds, we do not enjoy bumping butts with all the old buffaloes. There always seems to be some attractive bait and bobbers present, but at our age and with the GF present, that is merely a quick visual adventure anyway. We certainly hope the fly show does not go the way of the SF boat show or the ISE show in the bay area.
....lee s.