Who's Going...Fishing & Hunting Expo. - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Rock Hopper · 01-10-2005, 08:57 PM

Just wanted to get a feel for how many of ya'll will be going to the Dodge Truck Fishing & Hunting Expo on Feb. 17-20?

This is a new show for AquaSkinz and came with great fan fare so please respond if you know of it or will go to it.

It is to be held at the CT. Expo Center in Hartford.

Thanks a bunch!!

Kadir aka:Rock Hopper

Vectorfisher · 01-10-2005, 09:48 PM

I will probably be there working the dogs in the AHDC booth

fishweewee · 01-11-2005, 09:05 AM

tlapinski · 01-11-2005, 09:51 AM

I'll be there since I can see the building from my office building. Kadir, I'll bring my jacket to you. I never got around to mailing it in.

Mr. Sandman · 01-11-2005, 10:09 AM

I plan on going to the one in MA on 2/13

tlapinski · 01-11-2005, 11:26 AM

Kadir, one more thing. Any chance of a 3rd Aquaskinz bag coming out? The big is too big, and the small too small. My favorite bag is still the single row VS. I would love to see yours in a single row version of the big bag! That is the only thing that has kept me from getting a couple, it is just too big. I know i'll jam her full of plugs.

One of my goals this past year was to limit what I take into the surf each time, and truly concentrate on fishing the right plugs at the right time. It is much easier to bring only the best plugs each time, when your bag has only 4 big tubes.

chris L · 01-11-2005, 11:41 AM

I will probably be there at some point .

Jenn · 01-12-2005, 06:19 PM

...probably...

Peter Lajoie · 01-12-2005, 06:20 PM

I will be there first thing saturday morning..

ReelChitty · 01-13-2005, 12:29 AM

I will be there with you Peter.HUH

Rock Hopper · 01-13-2005, 06:15 PM

Thanks to all those that have responded! Can anyone tell me how big this show is? I am not familiar at all with it.

TL,

Hmmm, now that you mention it, YES

there will be a single row bag being show cased at the upcoming shows this winter and it should be at the dealers as they order them. This will be hot bag and will be ideal for when you want to carry more than the small bag will allow but when you don't need the large bag. It's a hybrid between the large bag and small bag. I think you guys are going to love it.

Mike (Tattoo), Habs and Surfpirate have seen the proto-type during my demo-ing it. They can telll you you what they thought of it.

Also, we will be coming out with a great wading belt with a back support that almost all of us can use I am sure at any point in the season with all the casting and walking that we do with our gear on.

Finally, AquaSkinz will be introducing a great pair of gloves, maybe the best gloves in the market for the fisherman. Again, Mike was given a pair to demo and he felt very good about them. They gloves are not water proof but keep your hands nice and toasty even in 20 degree weather ( I know, believe me...) and are super durable.

So be on the look out for the new gear soon to be available from AquaSkinz.

As always, thanks for your support and patronage.

Kadir aka: Rock Hopper

PurpelNoon · 01-14-2005, 07:58 AM

Looks like I could use all three of those items, especially teh gloves. The ones I would use are neoprene and they actually make my hands COLDER. Maybe from the lack of circulation due to neoprene.

fishweewee · 01-14-2005, 09:32 AM

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Originally posted by Rock Hopper
YES there will be a single row bag being show cased at the upcoming shows this winter and it should be at the dealers as they order them.

This will be hot bag and will be ideal for when you want to carry more than the small bag will allow but when you don't need the large bag. It's a hybrid between the large bag and small bag. I think you guys are going to love it.

I think I'm beginning to understand why ladies feel they need so many damn handbags. It's all about the accessories.

Tattoo · 01-14-2005, 09:49 AM

Yes, I was put under oath at a very formal and secret meeting of the minds and was lucky enough to be selcted to test out the gloves.....

At fist I was skeptical, I've got major arthritis in my right hand, which is also my dominant hand. If you got arthriths, you know how bad that sucks. I've used a lot of gloves in the past, they work, but only for a short period of time. Try to switch plugs, or tie on a new leader with gloves on...yeah right! So you have to take them off to do it, then the one between your teeth falls out into the wash and now it's wet. It's a downward spiral from there. The Simms glvoes I used were nice, kept my hands warm, but the cut off fingers didn’t do me much good, once your hand starts to get cold it's over.

So Kadir shows me the gloves, I check them out and try them on. Wow, thses things fit real nice, but they seem kind of thin. Kadir assured me that even though they were thin they would keep my hands warm. Ok, what the hell, I'll believe him.

This fall I put them to the test. Lipping fish with them, leaving them soaking wet in the pocket of the jacket, climbing on rocks with them, using them as I would any other pair of gloves. I was very impressed. The gloves do get wet, but they keep your hands warm, real warm. The coolest thing about them is that you can infact tie knots with them, without it being a total cluster f&*ck. Finger gards and sports tape are a thing of the past when casting braid. The index finger has another layer of material so the braid doesn’t effect the glove.

Very slick, very durable, and very warm.