msba show

[stiff tip]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Ahh, Steve, I am confused. Seems you don't know as much as you think here. I was talking about a couple certain vendors who refuse to participate. If you remember, I supported your "cause" and still do. You need to learn something as I did long ago, you need to sit back and take a deep breath as there is no one following you, trying emulate you or really needs to. Like I have been told before, don't flatter yourself and get the real truth before you go off half cocked. Now, that being said you can hate me, dislike me curse me and tell everyone who listens I am a piece of %$%$%$%$, who cares? Like in baseball, you really need to learn the players before you can call a game

ooooow stevey

[NIB]

Who's stevey??

[Mr. Sandman]

I enjoyed it! Went on Sunday from 10:30-3:00 or so. Easy to get in and out of, clean, well staffed and informative. Enjoyed seeing many of you guys there and picked up a few goodies to boot.

I thought it was better then then mall basement even though it took me longer to get to foxboro. There was more room and the theaters were much larger and more organized to give presentations. Places you could sit down and relax for a few moments with a brew and watch OTW fishing show(s) that were broadcasting on all those flat screens. Parking was excellent and the view was nice too.

Well done.

[UserRemoved1]

I'd like to thanks MSBA first for the show. Patrick and ALL the volunteers did one PISSER job putting this together with what they had. Here's how it went NO BS....11:45 get in line in the parking lot... 12:40 next in line, 12:45 at the loading dock. No clue what's going on....these guys swarmed me like freaking bees we had the truck unloaded in 10 minutes onto TWO carts..I went to park the truck....walked back....1:05 I walk back into the loading dock and all my stuff is gone....walked upstairs and it was all unloaded into my space. Holy crap man that blew me away. Nice.
Leaving you got into line I got #8 and was out of there by 5:30 COMPLETE. One volunteer and a extra cart along with all the guys from the booth.

VERY nice job guys. That is the part that stinks...in and out...especially when you have alot of stuff like I did.

No sugar coating guys..

Pros...nice location. Easy access to bathrooms, my aisle was pretty wide and could still be walked through. Easy in easy out-do it like this again and more will be back and will come...Well laid out for navigation too. Seminar room worked out nice too.

Cons...NOT complaining just letting you guys know honestly...the low light problem in the inside aisle. Next year pull the curtains maybe. The aisles in the larger room were WAY too narrow. Not quite the armpit alley of the old basement location but not too far. Food was expensive. I know I know it's the location but still $$$
The walk is brutal when it's cold/windy. That is a long way to walk from those back parking lots to the front extrance.
Ceiling height was way too low. 9' ceilings inside the beams but there are beams over almost every booth so you get the sense there is a low ceiling hight in there. Again not complaining but I had to move my entire display 4' forward to clear the ceiling by 2" and lost a significant portion of my booth which made things harder to move in there most of the day on Saturday. Again not complaining just letting you know. We worked with what we had which was fine.

Too bad also if you didn't get any TV coverage..they were setup at the Foxboro SP station down the street on the way in it would have been a easy detour for the hippo's to pull in the parking lot and shoot some tape....I'll speak with the guys at Ch5 next time I'm in there....Liz Brunner looks better in person and maybe she can do the weather from there

THANKS...

Not only to the guys that killed their weekends helping not only in the show but to the guys who helped in the booth all weekend too. Good bunch of guys and some good laughs.

Thanks to everyone for your support this year. Met alot of new faces which was really great. Sorry I didn't get to ratchetjaw with more it was pretty busy even on Sunday.

See you guys next weekend. Feels like it's tomorrow already



Mental block time....WHO dropped the Olive/White jointed swimmer in my hand on Saturday...was a plug turned out of a blown up blank from the plugfest. I feel like a tard for not remembering now.

[Bobbike]

First of all I'd like to thank everyone for the kind words and praise.
To everyone who attended, venders and volnteers Thanks you.
And the biggest thanks to Basic Patrick and all his committee members for pulling this off in just over 2 months time.
This was no easy task and as a PROUD MEMBER OF MSBA, I thank you ALL !!!

[Diggin Jiggin]

Salty,
I was the guy who dropped off the olive jointed swimer. Just my way of saying thanks for the wood..
-Dave

[UserRemoved1]

DJiggin VERY nice plug. Made my day. Sorry I couldn't talk longer but I remembered that one! My fav color too. I don't fish others wood...but this one I will guarantee you will see a place on the rods this year. Jigman knows where. Thanks again!

[Canalman]

Well... On a positive note

We had a great time and learned a lot. Thanks to everyone who made our show a success... sold every single Real-Eel we had now I just can't wait to see what you guys catch on these things. From an exhibitors standpoint I learned invaluable lessons... I learned how hard it is to make an attractive booth... and the best looking booth in the whole place belonged to Salty Bugger.... just beautiful nice work Scott Thanks to Pt Jude Joe for displaying the Real-Eel for us on the wobble head... which by the way swims "pissah" as mac would say and to Habs for his lessons in Plug-dom... all were taken and stored... met some awesome people Like stripahdan from Stripa Tackle and Alan and Jen from Got Stryper Charters... Awesome people all. The biggest thanks goes out to Chris, Patrick and the rest of the msba staff.... damn the naysayers.... that show went off great... we'll be back next year and....... I think I see a ferry ride in my future

Thanks again!!
-Dave

[JHABS]

Had a GREAT TIME ,Thanks to ALL for your Support, And Good seeing you All. Don't youThink the Pissing Contest Should NOT BE HERE, Lets KEEP it Fishing Related .......................