Like a kid in a candy store and... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Fishin Phil · 03-30-2015, 11:34 AM

I went to Fred Hall show for the first time in years. I felt like a kid in a candy store. A lot of buy two get one free, buy a reel get a free rod, rod and reel combo's on sale. 6 weedless jigs with skirts for $10.00 and they had plastic crawdads attached!
I went to several seminars, Kevin "The Kid" and Josh "The Dark horse" gave us a lot of good information and increased our learning curves dramaticly. I went to the Lowrance fish finder seminar and Ron gave us some tips to dial it in. I then went to see Cory from MC swimbaits and he shared his knowledge on catching bass in the kelp. Then back to Ron for finesse fishing for bass in lakes.
I filled up my backpack with a lot of fishing gear and freebies. It was a good day and I learned a lot. Thanks Kevin and Josh for sharing your knowledge and answering our questions.
Money and time well spent.

Jimmyz123 · 03-30-2015, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Fishin Phil

I went to Fred Hall show for the first time in years. I felt like a kid in a candy store. A lot of buy two get one free, buy a reel get a free rod, rod and reel combo's on sale. 6 weedless jigs with skirts for $10.00 and they had plastic crawdads attached!
I went to several seminars, Kevin "The Kid" and Josh "The Dark horse" gave us a lot of good information and increased our learning curves dramaticly. I went to the Lowrance fish finder seminar and Ron gave us some tips to dial it in. I then went to see Cory from MC swimbaits and he shared his knowledge on catching bass in the kelp. Then back to Ron for finesse fishing for bass in lakes.
I filled up my backpack with a lot of fishing gear and freebies. It was a good day and I learned a lot. Thanks Kevin and Josh for sharing your knowledge and answering our questions.
Money and time well spent.

Nice post. I hit up the show on Saturday, it was the first time I went without my son or my dad in 6 years. I stopped in and said hey to the Unibutter team, checked in with Jim Sammons, and spoke with a few others in the Berkeley section of the Turners booth. I really didn't have a ton of time or money, but man the deals that I saw sure were nice, and I wish I had more money to spend, I would have left with a bunch of stuff. If you haven't done so, plan on going to Day at the Docks on April 19th, you will love it.

inbx3 · 03-30-2015, 12:00 PM

Actually went Friday (by myself) and Sat. with the family. Joined CCA and took advantage of most of their coupons. Got some good freebies (hat, shirts, rod/reel combo, tons of stickers for the kids). Listened to Afran from Warbaits seminar on SBB, stopped by Turner's and bought a backpack tackle bag, a Pelagic sunshirt and hoodie, Booyaa shorts, and a Berkly tackle bag with 4 boxes for $15, and spun the Rollo wheel for some line. Went back Sat. and my wife bought 4 more Pelagic shirts for the kids. Dang, she spent more than I did! Oh well, she did let me go by myself :-)

StinkyMatt · 03-31-2015, 04:58 PM

This Phil guy got it figured out.

No useless posts like the rest of us.... 89 posts since 2005!

The best avatar ....period!

FISH11 · 03-31-2015, 05:55 PM

The title to this Thread "Like a kid in a candy store" is how I feel when I look at Fishin Phil's avatar. Fantastic!

Irishman · 03-31-2015, 09:37 PM

I went for the first time....bought a saltist bg40 from Fishaholic, loaded with braid for a great deal and got a nice 8' 30-60lb rod from the dudes from long beach, it was $75.00, for me perfect kayak rod, with lifetime warranty.
Of course had two or three beers and then it made perfect sense to sign up for the Sunday trip on the Malahini...
So...$120.00reel
$75.00 rod
$145.00 boat ticket.....
3 yellows and a day at the Coronados.......priceless
Now I need a new eye on my calstar 90j and the saltist needs a service
All in all a fun day!!!

Fishin Phil · 04-01-2015, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

This Phil guy got it figured out.

No useless posts like the rest of us.... 89 posts since 2005!

The best avatar ....period!

You could say I am the one and only "King Of The Lurkers"
And yes she is worthy to be my avatar. What a nice.....smile.

03-30-2015, 11:34 AM	#1
Fishin Phil Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 288	Like a kid in a candy store and... I went to Fred Hall show for the first time in years. I felt like a kid in a candy store. A lot of buy two get one free, buy a reel get a free rod, rod and reel combo's on sale. 6 weedless jigs with skirts for $10.00 and they had plastic crawdads attached! I went to several seminars, Kevin "The Kid" and Josh "The Dark horse" gave us a lot of good information and increased our learning curves dramaticly. I went to the Lowrance fish finder seminar and Ron gave us some tips to dial it in. I then went to see Cory from MC swimbaits and he shared his knowledge on catching bass in the kelp. Then back to Ron for finesse fishing for bass in lakes. I filled up my backpack with a lot of fishing gear and freebies. It was a good day and I learned a lot. Thanks Kevin and Josh for sharing your knowledge and answering our questions. Money and time well spent. __________________ God, Family, Your Health, You're Fishing.

03-30-2015, 12:00 PM	#3
inbx3 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: san diego Posts: 144	Actually went Friday (by myself) and Sat. with the family. Joined CCA and took advantage of most of their coupons. Got some good freebies (hat, shirts, rod/reel combo, tons of stickers for the kids). Listened to Afran from Warbaits seminar on SBB, stopped by Turner's and bought a backpack tackle bag, a Pelagic sunshirt and hoodie, Booyaa shorts, and a Berkly tackle bag with 4 boxes for $15, and spun the Rollo wheel for some line. Went back Sat. and my wife bought 4 more Pelagic shirts for the kids. Dang, she spent more than I did! Oh well, she did let me go by myself :-) Last edited by inbx3; 03-30-2015 at 01:38 PM.

03-31-2015, 05:55 PM	#5
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	The title to this Thread "Like a kid in a candy store" is how I feel when I look at Fishin Phil's avatar. Fantastic! __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

03-31-2015, 04:58 PM	#4
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	This Phil guy got it figured out. No useless posts like the rest of us.... 89 posts since 2005! The best avatar ....period!

03-31-2015, 09:37 PM	#6
Irishman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 306	I went for the first time....bought a saltist bg40 from Fishaholic, loaded with braid for a great deal and got a nice 8' 30-60lb rod from the dudes from long beach, it was $75.00, for me perfect kayak rod, with lifetime warranty. Of course had two or three beers and then it made perfect sense to sign up for the Sunday trip on the Malahini... So...$120.00reel $75.00 rod $145.00 boat ticket..... 3 yellows and a day at the Coronados.......priceless Now I need a new eye on my calstar 90j and the saltist needs a service All in all a fun day!!!