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I've heard some rumblings lately that the big shows haven't been doing too well in recent years. Maybe the internet has something to do with it. There don't seem to be as many fly shops around as there were in the '90's. There's not much in this area any more unless you want to pay Orvis prices; it's either buy online or don't buy at all. When you get used to buying materials by clicking a mouse, driving 80 miles to get to a show doesn't seem as attractive as it used to be. The main reason I went was to hang out with friends I usually don't see in the winter. Alan Caolo mentioned that attendance was pretty good Friday and Saturday, but Sunday was obviously dead. If a vendor's paying $1500 for a booth and has only three days to make a profit, one bad day could kill them.
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