lots of negativity? well for 12 bucks i thought it was just great, altho i didnt go there to find any deals of the century, i did go to meet some fishing idols and ask any questions i wanted to some pro's, got to sit in on the many seminars that ran all day, for 12 bucks the knowledge you can obtain is priceless? heck even the parking was free and you people still complain like crazy. last year the boat show in jan was how much to get in and how much for parking just to look at boats? some things were a deal other were not but hey signed dave mercer shirt 15bucks, fish tv jacket 30 bucks, signed fish tv duffle bag 10 bucks...and was i the only sucker to buy a sham wow! lol even the beer was only 6 bucks! at the AC/DC concert beer was 13 bucks each and shirts were 40 each, parking was 20. GREAT TIME FOR 12 BUCKS.