Favorite Show during the off season

[Rocco34520]

Some shows i am looking foward to.

Red Top on Christmas Eve
and East Bay Anglers Fishing and Marine Expo

What ones are at the top of your lists.

[numbskull]

S-B Plugfest

[trevier]

msba show and rissa,hopefully I will hit asbury for the first time next year.matt

[basswipe]

I've always enjoyed the SWE show.Smaller local show where I run into quite a few people I know.

[BigFish]

I like the MSBA Show, the RISSA Show, the SWE Show and the Plum Island Show. The last 2 are my favorites because they are small and intimate and I get to enjoy more of the flavor of the show (especially the chowder at Plum Island) they are great shows to meet old friends and new! The MSBA Show and the RISSA Show are huge and there is so much going on its exhausting from a vendor perspective......but they are awesome shows too and I hope to do all of them!

[trevier]

when is the swe and plum island shows?I have never been to these,would like to go,thanks matt

[BigFish]

I believe the Plum Island Show is February 21st! The Dad Fisherman can confirm but I am 99% sure thats the date! Its a great show with fantastic speakers and lots of great food and raffle prizes and great vendors on hand! Its a don't miss show!

I have no dates on the SWE show yet??

[davisd]

I also like the Maine Sportsmen show usually the last week of March. In Augusta

[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by numbskull

S-B Plugfest

ditto

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by BigFish

I have no dates on the SWE show yet??

Sorry guys, last year was the last SWE Fishing Show for a while. We're going out on top with that one; it was our best (in our opinion) and most attended ever.

When we moved into our new building this past year we were already thinking about taking everything from the show and more and moving it in house this year. I'll have a post soon with the list of classes and seminars that will be taking place throughout the entire winter at the shop. All your favorite speakers, fly tyers, plug builders, and more from the Fishing Show will be at the SWE over the winter and we'll be hosting our free tying classes too. Class sizes will be smaller, we have our parking lot plus one next door (sorry, no valet like at The Viking), and our entire product selection will be on hand unlike our big show where we have to leave things behind. We will also try, if we can figure it out on the technology end of things, how to webcast some of the presentations or at least film them and add them to YouTube.

We know some people are going to be disappointed at first, and we’ll miss the excitement of the "Big Show" ourselves, but we're confident everyone will be excited to see what these smaller "in-house" shows bring to the mix.

Look for a new monthly "Surfcasting Night at the SWE" as well in the very near future. If you like the community aspect of the SWE Fishing Show this will be right up your alley.

If you have other ideas of people or topics you'd like to see, please send me an email at pete@saltwateredge.com

[MikeToole]

Originally Posted by trevier

when is the swe and plum island shows?I have never been to these,would like to go,thanks matt

The speakers for the Plum Island show are Zeno and Gene Bouaque

Saturday February 21, 2009
Door Opens at 8:00am
Newbury Fire Hall
3 Morgan Ave
Newbury, MA
$7.00 club members/ $12.00 non-members
Extensive Raffle Table, local exhibitors, lure makers, FOOD

[Rocco34520]

Does Gene still guide?

[EricW]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

ditto

Me too. I don't plan anything during that time until I know the plugfest date.....

[trevier]

when is the plug fest?I'm curious,thanks matt

[Bocephus]

Outdoor expo at the DCU center is a good time, crowded, but a good time none the less

[Raider Ronnie]

TFCTF night

[Raven]

Originally Posted by trevier

when is the swe and plum island shows?I have never been to these,would like to go,thanks matt

Here's a link to Salty buggers site and some pictures of Plugfest
http://www.saltwaterplugs.com/plugfest2008.htm

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by Pete_G

Sorry guys, last year was the last SWE Fishing Show for a while. We're going out on top with that one; it was our best (in our opinion) and most attended ever.

When we moved into our new building this past year we were already thinking about taking everything from the show and more and moving it in house this year. I'll have a post soon with the list of classes and seminars that will be taking place throughout the entire winter at the shop. All your favorite speakers, fly tyers, plug builders, and more from the Fishing Show will be at the SWE over the winter and we'll be hosting our free tying classes too. Class sizes will be smaller, we have our parking lot plus one next door (sorry, no valet like at The Viking), and our entire product selection will be on hand unlike our big show where we have to leave things behind. We will also try, if we can figure it out on the technology end of things, how to webcast some of the presentations or at least film them and add them to YouTube.

We know some people are going to be disappointed at first, and we’ll miss the excitement of the "Big Show" ourselves, but we're confident everyone will be excited to see what these smaller "in-house" shows bring to the mix.

Look for a new monthly "Surfcasting Night at the SWE" as well in the very near future. If you like the community aspect of the SWE Fishing Show this will be right up your alley.

If you have other ideas of people or topics you'd like to see, please send me an email at pete@saltwateredge.com

Sucks to hear the show is done but I like the idea of something in-house.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by basswipe

Sucks to hear the show is done but I like the idea of something in-house.

It's turned into a beast of an event to pull off each year.

And while complaints were rare the number one thing we hear each year is "Why didn't you bring product X?"

If you want to see the face of pure evil tell a fly fisherman attending the show you didn't bring eyes because you didn't have room to display them.

Everything will by design be on hand now.