Spring Fishing Show or Sportsman Show?

[captpierre]

I’d like to go to one of them. 
Preferences?

[John Bacon]

I plan to go to the Sportsman Show.  I find that it's usually a bigger show with more to see.

 

[16 Footer]

I went to the fishing show Friday. It was busy but not big show as in the past. Some big exhibitors like Mercury were missing. Found some deals on tackle but not great. I did met Bob Izumi after his talk.

[jnic]

Do you alctually get discounts on outfitter fishing trips at the show?

[craigdritchie]

It costs outfitters a lot of money to exhibit at shows. Apart from paying for their travel to the show, and paying for their display space, they also have to pay for a week or so of living in a nearby hotel, and eating virtually every single meal at nearby restaurants. All of this costs money, and since these are often family-owned businesses to begin with, it's hard for them to then start chopping prices on their only way of earning that money back and putting some cash in their jeans. 

 

[jnic]

Lol k, maybe the ole big smoke shouldn’t charge them as much. Just trying to avoid the smog of the dirty city