I, on the other hand, thought the show excellent. The only disappointment was the fact that Charlie Collins was a no show. I was looking forward to picking up a few hen sets.
Robert Smith's talk was worth trip in itself. His tying demo was a bonus. (As was getting to talk to tctrout for a few minutes.)
I'm sure Charlie Craven was a big draw for many people; he's a talented instructor, even though I'm not greatly fond of the types of patterns that he ties.
I only caught the last few minutes of the live "bugs" talk, but it made me wish I had seen the whole thing.
The amount of soft hackle materials seems to get larger each year. I was surprised at the number of vendors that now carry English red grouse, for example.
I came up to stay the night before; I wish I had booked the room for Saturday night instead and stayed for the Sunday show as well.
The only gripes I had were the lack of a printed agenda, and the venue. The actual room isn't bad, but I wish it were held in some place with parking (and a snack bar.)
As usual, I spent way too much money, but that's my fault.