Just Returned from the RISSA Show - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

tynan19 · 04-02-2005, 11:03 PM

Well I just got home now. I spent more on

than I did on fishing supplies. Great time seeing everyone. Gloucester2 I see you every where. JBuck and PTJudeJoe keep up the great work. Tony well........., Chris tough job you had today. Don(afterhours) those lanyards worked well. I saw Scott and JohnR having a meeting of the minds. Scott thanks. TT good seeing you. Mako Mike was busy.
I did not see any girls at the Hab-a-Tat booth. But I think I saw them walking around.

JohnR · 04-03-2005, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by tynan19

I did not see any girls at the Hab-a-Tat booth. But I think I saw them walking around.

You just had to look for Habs Jr. He and Nick were followdrooling the Hab-A-Tat girls around like they had a bone tied to their tails

Nice show, well done, nout much for the gutter helmet stuff either but some of the non fishing vendors were probably club members as well... Liked that Silverhawk 24.
Didn't buy ANYTHING, was great

Striperhound · 04-03-2005, 06:38 AM

Fishweewee hit it on the head. I was surprised too at the new custom plug builders with booths that no one has heard of. Funny how the custom plug price point starts at $20. I think Im getting a booth next year

365 days till next years show give or take
turn 20 plugs a day
$20 a pop at the show

$146,000 before expenses.

I may just quit my day job.

RI Popper · 04-03-2005, 07:20 AM

[QUOTE=Striperhound]Funny how the custom plug price point starts at $20. I think Im getting a booth next year ...

WOW, $20.00 each, Must have missed a few booths. I saw custom wood starting at $7.00

must just be looking in wrong places.

Armand

fishweewee · 04-03-2005, 07:48 AM

On a side note, I have to say Providence looked GREAT.

Last time I got a chance to stroll around the town was back in the mid-80's when I was looking at colleges. The place as I remember it was a run-down pit, at least compared to Boston.

I am amazed at how much the town has changed over 20 years - on the surface. Lots more to do there today besides crashing Brown parties.

PurpelNoon · 04-03-2005, 09:21 PM

Nebe · 04-03-2005, 09:26 PM

providence has some of the best thai, japanese, indian food i have ever had

MakoMike · 04-04-2005, 06:48 AM

Just wanted to add that it was great to see everyone that stopped by the Nor'east booth. It sure was busy, so much so that we ran out of magazines to give away by about 1PM on Sunday. We never expected to see crowds like we had on Saturday. I got to walk around and talk to a lot of the exhibitors that I know on Sundy and they all said that they had a great show and will be back next year.

reelecstasy · 04-04-2005, 07:48 AM

All in all I thought it was a great show. The RISAA guys did a great job and the show seemed very well planned out. As far as the filler, well you are gonna get them when you have a show this big. I was impressed with all the volunteer's they had, MSBA members should take note. I didn't drop a dime, except for a few libations, which would have been avoided if I wasn't influenced by a crowd of S-B er's...

I had a great time, even though I was working

(tynan19)
It was great running into T.Orlando, Tynan19, and of course the much better half- Starfish these guys seem to get me all fired up... Also ran into many more, Throwingtimber, Zacs, the big man JohnR, the AquaSkinz guyz (I did say it was very well made

#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, and so many more.....
The show was great, but for me it didn't have the vibe of the MSBA show,but I am biased

Thanx to Afterhours bigtime, it's gonna slay

piemma · 04-04-2005, 08:13 AM

Went Sat and had a GREAT time. Good price on Sluggos and a great price on a single row surf bag by BW. $24.50 and it looks just like the AquaSkins bag. Probably won't last as long but at about 1/4 the price I can buy 1 a year for 3 years and still be ahead of the game.
Thanks to Throwing Timber for a great looking plug. I now owe you one. met a bunch of the guys from the board and was happy to find out that most don't consider me a "spot burner" for my Herring post.
RIrockhound, being a licensed captain, knowns more people than you can ever imagine. If everyone he knows gave him one plug he could open a tackle shop.

Mugz · 04-04-2005, 08:18 AM

I too bought one of those BW surf bags. Could not justify the $$ for the aquaskinz bag.

spence · 04-04-2005, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by piemma

Went Sat and had a GREAT time. Good price on Sluggos and a great price on a single row surf bag by BW. $24.50 and it looks just like the AquaSkins bag. Probably won't last as long but at about 1/4 the price I can buy 1 a year for 3 years and still be ahead of the game.

Paul, do you have any idea how expensive velcro is these days ???

One spill and your plugs are going to shoot out of that bag like little mortar rounds

-spence

Nebe · 04-03-2005, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Striperhound

Fishweewee hit it on the head. I was surprised too at the new custom plug builders with booths that no one has heard of. Funny how the custom plug price point starts at $20. I think Im getting a booth next year

365 days till next years show give or take
turn 20 plugs a day
$20 a pop at the show

$146,000 before expenses.

I may just quit my day job.

and after expenses that 146,000 becomes 10,000...

Starfish · 04-03-2005, 12:09 PM

I had a great time...(thank god there was a bar!) But really for only its 2nd year that show has really taken off...thanks chris and t.o. for making it a little bit more fun

Great job to all!
p.s. Clammer I didn't wear stilettos!

I had sneakers on!

ThrowingTimber · 04-03-2005, 01:18 PM

Wee wee if you get a booth next year let me know... I'll get my great aunt a lathe and duplicator... I'll drop it off at the old folks home and I'll ask that they extend their arts and crafts hour to 15 hours a day..

fishweewee · 04-03-2005, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ThrowingTimber

Wee wee if you get a booth next year let me know... I'll get my great aunt a lathe and duplicator... I'll drop it off at the old folks home and I'll ask that they extend their arts and crafts hour to 15 hours a day..

Ok dude. But I'll let you crack the whip, I'm not getting involved in the management aspect of things.

We'll get two grannies to run around in skimpy bikinis to hawk our wares.

Gloucester2 · 04-04-2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tynan19

Gloucester2 I see you every where.

I wasn't there

Saw you at MSBA - but we got interupted when you stopped Bigfish to 'Ho a plug . . . Starfish was on the cellphone

We'll catch up soon

tynan19 · 04-04-2005, 02:02 PM

My bad I thought I saw you.

vineyardblues · 04-04-2005, 02:10 PM

T19...
That would have been me again ><>
Heading back from the pub

Kinda funny,because I always see Gloucester2 everyplace,,but not this weekend, He must have been told of the flood watch and could not bring himselt to cross over da bridge...lol

VB

RIROCKHOUND · 04-04-2005, 02:33 PM

P, that has nothing to do with being a captain; Once you get outside of Narragansett, I may rival Eben for the title of Mayor...

Janette · 04-04-2005, 05:42 PM

had a great time at the show good times just a hello for all the guys i met at habs and tattoo's booth hey john we need to plan a bloody mary night. hi too mr. & mrs. crafty hopefully dave and i will make it in soon for that print, great work!

Crafty Angler · 04-04-2005, 07:20 PM

Thanks for all the kind words - it's been a real long Monday trying to get everything unpacked and back in place.

It was good to see all the Usual Suspects from S-B - thanks for stopping by The Angler's Art booth - me and Mrs Crafty couldn't have been more pleased with the show from our perspective as vendors. Our very first sale of the show was to Governor Carcieri who came by after the ribbon cutting and bought a framed 16x20 'Gamefish of the Rhode Island Surf' print - we thought it was a good omen and we ended up having a great weekend. Even though we got onboard with the booth a little later than most and were near the outskirts we were amazed at the traffic thru our booth! The RISAA guys did a great organizational job - it was our first show with the new business and we couldn't have been happier.

My only regret was that I wasn't able to visit the other vendors I wanted to stop by and say hi and talk to because we got so busy -

Anyway...Don and Janette, thanks again for the coffee, Clamma, we'll get together 'when the buds on the trees are as big as a thumbnail'

- DonM, good to see ya, my friend - Slip, wish we coulda talked longer, after hearing about the fees on the Cape

I'll never bitch about Newport sticker and pass fees again...Joe, I'll give ya a call - and JohnR, just give us a shout when you get a chance in regards to that thingy

- and again, thanks to everyone who stopped by!

It was good to see you all - now that the heat is off a little we can get back to normal...

Although back to normal for Mrs Crafty is a lot shorter trip than it is for me

basswipe · 04-04-2005, 07:31 PM

Crafty,
I can't believe I missed I missed your booth

.I must be going blind.
Jane and I walked what we thought was the entire show twice.Damn.

tynan19 · 04-04-2005, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by vineyardblues

T19...
That would have been me again ><>
Heading back from the pub

Kinda funny,because I always see Gloucester2 everyplace,,but not this weekend, He must have been told of the flood watch and could not bring himselt to cross over da bridge...lol

VB

You should have smacked me then.

I had a few already.

Give me a good time to come over for some beers.