FMers meet at Anglers Legacy- at the Northwest Sportshow!

[hanson]

Hey folks!

The 75th Annual Northwest Sportshow starts at the Minneapolis Convention Center tommorrow evening.

Fishing Minnesota Pro Staff Matt Johnson & Deitz Dittrich will be at the show, live and in person, at the Thorne Bros. booth. Matt & Deitz both love to talk fishing and gear so feel free to stop by and harass Matt about Panfish or Deitz about Bass.

I should also mention that FM Pro Staff "Agape", Wayne Ek, will be available to answer your questions in the Quantum booth.

Show hours are as follows:

-Tuesday 5pm to 9pm

-Wednesday 1pm to 9pm

-Thursday 1pm to 9pm

-Friday 1pm to 9pm

-Saturday 10am to 9pm

-Sunday 10am to 6pm

Admission:

- Adults 16 and older $10.00

- Youth 13-15 $5.00

- Children 12 and under free

So who's going to the show? Its that time of year to get excited about open water and what better way than checking out the show.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Thanks for making this post Chris!... I will only be there thursday evening, and friday evening, and then all day on saturday and sunday... and I'll talk more than just bass.. LMAO... people who know me, know I just like to talk!

[NEANGLER]

I know Bob Walker of Pro Dog trainers is having a booth - he was setting up while I was talking to him on the phone about our plans for opener. Does a great job if your looking for a trainer.

[Corey Bechtold]

I look forward to seeing you guys at the Show! When is everyone planning on visiting the show?

Later,

Corey Bechtold

[jimbo80]

I will be there friday around noon. Last time i ran into Wayne and Deitz I left Cabelas $240 lighter

[wall_eye_assasin]

Going Wednesday around 1 hope to see any fmrs.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Jimbo- Wayners and I wouldnt do that would we?

[RK]

Hiya -

Any FM Pro-staff types that are going to be down at the show, could you drop me an email? rkimm at esoxangler (Contact Us Please) Could use your help with something...

Oh - I'll be down there Wed, and possibly Thursday afternoon.

Thanks!

Rob Kimm

[Deitz Dittrich]

Mr. Kimm, E-mail sent.

[Paul Waldowski]

I will be in the Anglers Legacy Booth from Thursday afternoon until close. Stop by and say hi

[Black_Bay]

Hopefully I'll get down there and wander around for a while.

Hey Deitz do you know a guy named T Mac? Your name came up on another site.

[Deitz Dittrich]

backbay---I dunno.. e-mail sent to you..

[youngie22]

Any good booths any one good reccomend if I'm looking to pick up a handheld gps and a chip or two??? Any must see booths? thanx for the help

[Down to Earth]

I'm planning to be there on Thursday early afternoon. I need to stop in Blaine around 1-1:30 before I head to the show. Bringing my 5 year old up, so hopefully he'll like looking around. For his patience I'm gonna bribe him with a stop at Chuck E. Cheese on the way home back to Rochester.

Andy

[ocf1]

I will try to be there. Maybe meet some fellow fmers. This will be my first.

P.S. Will some major line compainies be there?

[Rick]

Be sure to stop by the Anglers Legacy booth. a number of us would enjoy meeting you there over the weekend.

[Zaraspooks]

Hope to see you there.

[youngie22]

See you guys up there, will be there in a few hours.

[harvey lee]

I will be going on Friday and will be helping out in the Anglers legacy booth also. Hope to see many of you there.

[fishorgolf]

Was at the show last night looking for a new trollling setup. stopped by Thorne bro's and was very well takin care of (great advice, great deal) I was VERY impressed! Even set me up to get power pro put on each new reel at there store at no cost. Stoped by on the way home, two reels spooled with power pro and home by 9:00 pm. I think I may have found my new tackle store.

[capmorgan]

Well are there any special deals on fishing supplies there? I am going to be looking for a new depth finder with gps probably a Lowrance or Humminbird and a trolling motor thats transom mount.

[youngie22]

Capmaorgan; if your serious tghat you are going to buy, it's worth going there to spend some money. All dealersw are there competeing for your business. shop around for the best price; and then go to your closest vendor to your home and get them to match. Pretty sure you will be happy w/ the results at the show.

[bassNspear]

i gotr all done. ha ha ha... nice talking with you there.

[Shack]

I am waiting for Sunday. In past I have got a better deal on last day. This seems to go with Game Fair as well. I bought a dog collar at Game Fair two years ago, that had the becon sounder to locate dog and hawk cry to tell when she is on point. When I went on Thurs. the tent I bought it from would not budge off of $450.00. When I was there on Sunday, I bought it for $350.00. I am looking to deal on a Triton boat on Sunday and hoping for a good deal. Will stop by F.M. booth.

[Zaraspooks]

Youngie22 -

I see both of our posts from 3/29/07 have been changed. They are not what we originally posted. Any reason why? Did we do something wrong? I just answered your questions about hand held GPS's at the show.

[bassNspear]

It ws fun meeting up with Rick, Ray, Matt and Dietz this weekend. Great group of guys.

It was a fun show this weekend!!!!!!!!!

[youngie22]

Ahhhhhh...... I dunno??? Weird!

[Shack]

Went down to Sportsman show , yesterday. I got to meet Dietz, Tony Dean, Ron Schara, Old Frankie and Elvis. Well maybe not Elvis, but I did meet Dietz. He was a nice guy. I was not able to talk to him much, because we had our hands full and worn out from the multiple isles of endless fishing stuff. We had been there all day. Hope to see ya next year Dietz. Got some great deals, because places were clearance out items. I was told by several helper‘s, there venders and them to not like repacking up items to go home. I think everyone is worn out after the show. I got show special rod combo’s that were $59.95 at beginning of show, for only $16.95 each. They were Diawa rods and not Wal-Mart specials. We stopped on our way home and checked. I got two med./heavy, two mediums and a med./light. Also got great deal on Vanish Berkley line. Normally $10-$12 a 250 yard spool, for $6.95. I found if you bought two or more, you could go over to Berkley Booth and get a free hat and a $5.00 mail in rebate form. Cool! Frankie’s had 17 lure crank bait packs for $15.00. When the show started, they were $80.00. Had a lot of fun and saw the $55,000.00 (Sportsman show deal) Lund boat. That Lund was huge! I could go on and on. After two trips to car for all of the stuff I bought, it was time to go. I did not buy a new Triton boat. After calculating all that tax and extra’s, I think used is a better choice. Plus I heard you can get tax free boat motor’s in Canada! I would never do that to America, or would I? I do not know! All I do know is we had fun! If you did not go, go next year on Sun. crowds were not bad either.

All set for summer,

SHACKBASH